IRENE ONYANGO.
Three people have been charged before a Milimani court with defrauding a businessman of Sh18.6 million in gold scam.
Samwel Wathika Gathuru, Annouar Mohamed Sadate and Elly Owuor Obuya were presented before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Esther Kimilu where they denied the charges.
The charge sheet stated that Gathuru that he falsely pretended that he was in a position to sell and ship 52Kgs of gold bars from Nairobi using an EAC single administrative document.
It is alleged that he committed the offence on diverse dates between 28th April and 25th May 2022 in Kilimani in Nairobi County, with intent to defraud.
The court further heard that he committed the offence jointly with others not before court, and obtained the money from Adesina.
The three accused persons were accused of conspiring to steal Sh53,828, 400 from Adesina, an offence they allegedly committed on diverse dates between 23rd March 2022 and 18th December 2022.
The court further heard he court heard that with intent to defraud, they obtained Sh18.6 million from Adesina by pretending that a Kenya Airways bill for export of 33kgs of gold from Kenya to Dubai by Miles Outlets ltd to Adesina was a genuine document.
It is alleged that he committed the offence on diverse dates between 6th August and 10th October 2022 at Hurlingham in Kilimani in Nairobi at the County, jointly with others not before court.
Sadate is further charged with uttering false documents purporting it to be genuine documents.
The accused were released on a cash bail of Sh600,000 each.
