BY NT CORRESPONDENT.
Foreigners and a Kenyan linked to match-fixing have been charged before a Nairobi court.
Russian national Akhiad Kubiev, Ugandan Bernard Nabende and Kenyan Martin Munga Mutua appeared before Makandara Principal Magistrate Eric Mûtûnga and denied the charges.
They are accused that on diverse dates between 3rd of February and 10th of March this year in Roysambu area within Kasarani in Nairobi the trio jointly with others not before court conspired to engage on match-fixing.
The court heard that the trio by fraudulent trick jointly with others not before court induced city stars team manager Samson Otieno Aloo to deliver football match fixing of city stars verses Sofa paka.
The football match was would be played at Ruaraka, Kenya Breweries playing ground on the 11th last weekend.
They promised to pay him 14,000 USD at the end of the match an act which could influence the results of the game.
They were released on a bond of Sh300,000 with two sureties of a similar amount.
