BY NT CORRESPONDENT.
A city woman has been charged with conspiracy to defraud Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) of Sh10 million.
Caroline Njoki Kuria appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku and denied the charges.
The court heard that on or about December 16, 2019, jointly with others not before court, Njoki conspired to defraud Sh. 10 million by presenting eleven cheques to Nation Bank of Kenya Technical University of Mombasa branch purporting it to be genuine cheque issued by I&M Bank Limited.
The court further heard that on December 20, 2019 at Times Tower within Nairobi, jointly with others not before court and with intent to defraud, Njoki obtained 224,000 pieces of exercise duty stamps from Commissioner of Domestic by falsely pretending she had paid Sh. 10 million being payment to settle exercise duty debt of Sh17,375,966.
The prosecution further alleged that on July 25, 2019 at Agro house parking yard in Nairobi Njoki jointly with others broke into a motor vehicle and stole HP laptop valued Sh56,000, Sh54,000 in cash, 23 leaves of cheque book valued at Sh253, from Andrew Onyango Okoth.
She was released on a bond of Sh1 million or cash of Sh300,000.
