Businessman Jonathan Okoth Opande before a Nairobi Court /PHOTO BY S.A.N.
BY NT CORRESPONDENT.
Two businessmen have been charged before a Nairobi Magistrate court with obtaining 25.7 million in a 250 kilograms of gold scam.
Jonathan Okoth Opande appeared before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Kennedy Cheruiyot and pleaded not guilty.
Okoth and Steve Ochieng Odhiambo are accused that on January 19 and February 18 , 2019 at Lagos Hotel in Nairobi obtained Sh 25, 760,000 from one Samuel Olaleye Adeyeni by falsely pretending that they were in a position to sell him 250 kilograms of gold.
Okoth was released on a cash bail of Sh 100,000 pending hearing and determination of the criminal case.
Court issued arrest Warrants against Odhiambo who did not appear in court to answer to the charges.
