BY SAM ALFAN.
A man pretending to be a director of a leading humanitarian Non Governmental Organization has been charged with obtaining goods worth over Sh 291 million.
Seth Orinda appeared before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Robinson Ondiek and denied the charges.
Orinda is accused that on diverse dates between 7th of August and 28th November last year at MOL logistics in Embakasi in Nairobi jointly with others not before court with intent to defraud obtained food stuffs worth Sh291, 160,000.
He obtained the goods from Frontline Tarkipa Media Limited by falsely pretending that he was director of Development Aid Africa who were to pay for the goods.
The goods include, 23,000 90kgs bags of white maize and 8,500 jericans of 20 litres Pika cooking oil.
Prosecution further charged Orinda with unlawfully making a contract agreement with the logo of Development Aid Africa purporting it to be a true contract agreement originating from a registered NGO called Development Aid Africa.
He is alleged to have committed this offense on the 8th August, 2023 along General Mathenge Road in Westlands, Nairobi, jointly with others not before court and with intent to defraud.
Orinda is further charged with unlawfully making two purchase orders NO. 000114 and 000115 with the logo of Development Aid Africa purporting it to be true purchase orders originating from a registered NGO called Development Aid Africa.
He is further charged with uttering the fraudulent contract agreement and purchase orders with the logo and stamp for Development Aid Africa dated 7th August 2023 which had been made by Seth Orinda without lawful authority.
The court also heard that on diverse dates between 7th August, and 28th November, 2023 along General Mathenge Road in Westlands, with intent to defraud Frontline Tarkipa Media Limited the said goods,Orinda falsely presented himself as the director Development Aid Africa.
