BY NT CORRESPONDENT.
Former Java Chief Executive officer has been charged with Sh7. 9 fraud.
Derrick Cornelius Van Houten appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Onyina and denied the charges.
The south Africa national is accused that on diverse dates between 1st October 2021 and 31st January 2022 in Nairobi with intent to defraud, he obtained money from Awil Abdirahman Abdulle.
He obtained Sh7, 911,000 from Abdulle by falsely pretending he was in a position to approve and construct a Java hotel for him in Narok a fact he knew was false.
He was released on a cash of Sh500, 000 pending hearing and determination of the fraud case.
The case will be mentioned on 26th of April.
The former Java restaurant boss is also charged with obtaining Sh3 million from the same businessman in a different case.
He obtained the millions by falsely pretending that he was in a position to franchise a kukit/Java Express business Coffee Shop a fact he knew was false.
