A director of Cosmic Enterprise Limited was on Wednesday arreinged at Mavoko law courts and charged with defrauding a former military officer a sum of(50,000,000.) fifty million Kenyan Shillings.
Amit Mansukhlal Hindocha who took plea on behalf of the company pleaded not guilty before Mavoko magistrate Derrick Khaemba Kuto during an online mention who released him on a cash bail of one hundred thousand or a bond of five hundred thousand.
“I have considered all the submission by both parties including the DPP not opposing bond,I will order the accused to deposit extra one hundred thousand or a bond of five hundred thousand on behalf of the company”Said the magistrate.
Others who have already be charged with defrauding a former military officer retired colonel Abdi Daya Ali ,a sum of fifty million by alleging that they were in a position to subdivide,sell or transfer him fifty plots on LR no.26699/27 measuring approximately 2.999h are Edward Mutisya Muhindi and Willy Kipkorir Koske,the two are also out on a cash bail of ksh 200,000.
The trial magistrate also ordered that the fifth accused person Amos Kyondu Ngumbi, to appear in court with all the medical documents after his lawyer told the trial magistrate that he is diabetic and has been undergoing treatment.
With the prosecution not opposing bond or bail, lawyer for the complainant Mr Abdirazak Mohamed asked the court to issue stingen terms due the amount in question.
“There is need for a warrant of arrest against the fifth becouse of absconding courts,this is the fifth time he is not in court neither his lawyers presenting his medical documents,”Said Abdirazak.
He also asked the court to order the fifth accused person to avail all the medical documents, given that he has on numerous occasions skip courts proceedings on the same issue of medical conditions without papers.
The plea taking for accused five one Amos Kyondu Ngumbi who is yet to be charged was deferred until the next mentioned date.
According to the main chargesheet,it is alleged that on diverse dates between the year 2018 and 2nd day of September 2019 at unknown place within the Republic of Kenya,with intend to defraud, jointly conspired to defraud Abdi Dayah Ali the sum of fifty million Kenyan shillings (50,000,000,)by fasley pretending that they were in a position to subdivide,sell and transfer to him fifty plots on LR No,26699/27 measuring approximately 2.999ha situated within Mavoko sub county of Machakos county and belonging to the government of Kenya, a fact they knew to be false.
They were also charge with two counts of obtaining money by false pretense and obtaining land registration by false pretense.
The matter will be mentioned on the 6th of May from pre trial directions.
