BY NT CORRESPONDENT.
Four people have been charged with obtaining over 1US $17,000 from unsuspecting victims pretending to be in a position to facilitate them invest in forex trading.
Ann Njeri Muya, Lilian Anyango Okado, Timothy Murage Gichuki and Gideon Bundi Gitonga appeared before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Bernard Ochoi and denied four counts each.
They are accused of obtaining US $ 7,468USD from Joseph Wamalwa Lukorito on diverse dates between November 16, 2017 and July 7, 2018 in Nairobi jointly with others not before court. The court heard that they obtained the money with intent to defraud.
The four are also charged with obtaining US $ 6,650 from Veronica Terigi Lukorito between May 9 and 11, 2018 and another US $3250 from Angela Nasimiyu Lukorito on May 2m 2018, by pretending they would invest the money in forex trading, a fact they knew to be false.
The denied the charges were each granted a cash bail of Sh500,000 and one contact person.
