BY NT CORRESPONDENT.
The daughter of the late bishop James Ocholla together with her husband have been charged before a Makadara court with seven counts of forgery and conspiracy to defraud Sh 3 million for renovation of Glad Tidings Crusade church in Buruburu.
Appearing before Chief Magistrate Eston Nyaga, Christine Anyango Ocholla and Edward Opiko Otieno denied the charges levelled against them by the state.
The court heard that at unknown dates and place within the Republic of Kenya the two accused persons conspired with intent to defraud and without lawful authority made minutes dated June 7 2015 for resolution to borrow and obtaining Sh 3 million from Jitegemee credit scheme for such renovation purporting the said minutes to be Ade by Glad Tidings Crusade a fact they knew to be false.
Prosecution also alleges that on unknown dates and place within the Republic of Kenya, with intent to defraud and without lawful authority or excuse made minutes dated June 7 2015 resolution to borrow Sh 3 million from jitegemee scheme for or on behalf of Glad tidings crusade and trustees purporting to be minutes made by the said glad tidings for church renovation.
Opiko and his wife are further accused that on June 7 2017 at the scheme in Embakasi area at Nairobi county with intent to defraud knowingly utters minutes of resolution to borrow three million for church renovation to Faith Zawadi Kingi which had been made without lawful authority.
They further faced a fourth count that on June 8,2015 at the church in Embakasi west with intent to defraud made minutes of account opening with jutegemee purporting it to be minutes made by Glad tidings.
The two were also charged with forging the said minutes purporting them to be signed by Esther Mueni Mutinda, one of the trustees of Glad tidings crusade.
The magistrate ordered each of the accused person to be released on a bond of Sh200,000 and cash bail of Sh 50,000.
The case will be mentioned on July 18,2019 for further directions.
