MACHAKOS TRADER DENIES FRAUD CHARGE IN MAIZE PURCHASE.

John Mwenda Iringo before Milimani Chief Magistrate Courts

BY IRENE ONYANGO.

A Machakos businessman has been charged with obtaining goods worth close to half-a-million by false pretence.

John Mwenda Iringo was accused of trying to defraud Nancy Nyakinyua Weru of 130 bags of maize worth Sh429,000 by falsely pretending to be in a position to pay.

He is alleged to have committed the offence on January 30, 2022, at Mavoko Business Park along Mombasa road within Machakos County,

Iringo denied having committed the offence when he was arraigned before Milimani senior magistrate Wendy Kagendo.

The magistrate directed him to post a bond of Sh 200,000, to get back his freedom.

The case will be mentioned on June 16 for directions on pre-trial.

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