BY NT CORRESPONDENT.
A woman who the prosecution claims that she is Jubilee party imposter has been arraigned before the Milimani Law court.
The Jubilee Party “Secretariat impostor” has been charged before a Nairobi court with fraudulent obtaining over Sh 25 million from several member of the public by falsely pretending to have been awarded tenders by the party.
The accused Grace Mwarania Waigumu is facing three counts of obtaining money by false pretenses and 17 other counts of issuing a bouncing cheques.
The court heard that accused person obtained Sh 23.9 Million from Abdiwahab Adan Ibrahim by falsely pretending that she had been awarded a tender to supply Jubillee, T-Shirts, Caps Bags, Lesos and wristbands and was in a position to pay the said cash
She is alleged to have committed the offence on diverse dates between December 2016 and November 17, 2017 at various places in Nairobi County.
Mwarania was also charged with obtaining Sh 1 million from John Kiama Mbugua on diverse dates between August 16, 2017 and September 3, 2017 pretending she was in a position to supply the same items.
She is also accused person was charged with obtaining Sh1, 930,000 from Brian Manyara Ngumi on diverse dates between August 4 2017 and September 30 2017 using the same tricks.
In another criminal case before same court, Mwarania was charged with obtaining credit.
She is accused incurring a debt to Mauline Achieng Otieno of Sh Sh 700,000 pretending she was in a position to pay by issuing a Chase bank cheque.
She is alleged to have committed the offence on August 22, 2015 at Family Bank Tower along Muindi Mbingu Street in Nairobi County.
The prosecution further alleged that the accused obtained Sh 5,000 from one Mercy Naliaka Mulongo pretending that she was a personal assistant to Kenya Ports Authority chairman and was in a position to assist her get a job as a data entry personnel in KPA Mombasa.
The accused is alleged to have obtained the money via M-Pesa on June 15, 2018 in Nairobi County.
Mwarania is also accused of obtaining Sh 320,000 from Salome Pamela Ondara pretending she was in a position to sell her a Toyota fielder from the KPA auction between July 13 and 30, 2018.
The court on the same dates and place she obtained another Sh 10,000 via M-pesa from Nathan Kipkemboi Kibet pretending that she was in a position to sell him a Toyota Fielder.
She was granted a total bond of Sh 1.5 million or alternative cash bail of Sh 800,000. The case will be mentioned on October 9 and will be heard on October 30, 2018.
The prosecution had objected her release on bail for seven days in order for police to complete investigation to various complaints raise by victims countrywide.
According to the police the amount of money involved is substantial and nothing so far has been recovered and they yet to investigate her several accounts which have been identified as her release will jeopardize recovery if the alleged stole money is in the said accounts.
Detective also want more time to investigate the woman.
