TANZANIAN DENIES BID TO STEALSH5 MILLION FROM KEBS.

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BY SAM ALFAN.

A Tanzania national has been charged with attempts to steal over Sh5 million from the Kenya Bureau of Standards.

John William Mangesho appeared before Milimani Resident Magistrate Sinkian Tobiko and denied the fraud charges.

Mangesho who is allegedly married to June Munala, a woman working with the United Nations is charged with attempted fraud by unlawfully accessing the official email accounts of Kenya Bureau of Standards and NSSF.

It is alleged that he attempted to divert payments of Sh 5,490,041.40 that were due for the Kenya Bureau of Standards from the said NSSF to Kenya Commercial Bank, Kipande house Branch account number 1240193467.

The accused is alleged to have committed the offence on diverse dates between April 27, and May 13, 2020 at an unknown place within the Republic of Kenya jointly with others not before court, by use of electronic means.

The prosecution had objected his release on bail on grounds that no proof of his nationality and that he was a flight risk.

The court further had that the accused has no family ties in Kenya as alleged and the woman he claimed to be his wife, had not been identified.

His lawyer objected the application saying that his client is married to Munala, senior protection officer, UN in Switzerland but currently residing in Nairobi.

In her ruling, Tobiko said the reasons tabled by prosecution are not sufficient grounds to warrant denial of his bail.

The magistrate noted the said documents had not been asked for and said that information would have been availed had it been requested during investigations.

He was released on a cash bail of Ksh500,000 or alternatively bond of Sh 1 million with one surety of a similar amount to secure his release pending the hearing and determination of the case.

The case will be mentioned on July 22.

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