BY SAM ALFAN.
A Zambian has been charged with defrauding Dutch rally driver Bernhard Ten Brinke of Sh170.8 million in gold racket.
Bupe Chipando appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Wendy Kagendo where he was charged with pretending to be in the gold selling business.
The Zambian national allegedly committed the offence on January 15,2021 in Nairobi. The charges stated that he obtained the millions from Brinke claiming he would sell him 500 kgs of gold.
It is further alleged that he conspired with others and defrauded Brinke by claiming that he was dealing in gold an offence he allegedly committed on diverse dates between September 1 and January 21, 2021.
The court ordered him to deposit a bond of Sh1 million or cash bail of Sh500,000 to secure his release.
