BY NT REPORTER.
A city lawyer has been charged before Milimani Chief Magistrate Court with obtaining over Sh 4 million.
He pleaded not guilty before Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi and was released on a cash bail of Sh 500,000.
Malinzi Lucey Kwesiga is accused of obtaining 19,000 euros and USD 20,000 (equivalent to Sh 4 million) from Patrick Guy by falsely pretending by that he would sell him pure gold.
Prosecution alleged Kwesinga committed the offence on diverse dates between March 8 and 26 this year with intent to defraud Guy jointly with others not before court.
His defense team had objected his plea taking on grounds that the charge sheet did not fully disclose the particulars of the offence.
The court heard that the accused received 3000 euros from the client and was instructed to have the money paid to a company called prime shippers, which he did.
The lawyers argued that the matter should be before the advocates’ disciplinary committee and not the court.
The Magistrate however dismissed the preliminary objections saying that nothing was submitted to warrant accused person not to plead to charge.
The case will be mentioned on April 15 and the criminal case will be heard on 14.
