Fake lawyer charged with sh 1.6M fraud.
A man who impersonated as an advocate was on Tuesday arraigned and charged with obtaining money by false pretense.
Craedius Nyamwange Oigara who appeared before Milimani magistrate Benmark Ekhubi however pleaded not guilty to three counts and was released on a cash bail of ksh 300,000 with one contact person,or alternatively a bond of ksh 500,000.
While delivering his ruling,Ekhubi also issued a warrant of arrest against the second accused person Mr Kenneth Korir who failed to appear in court for plea taking.
A move by his lawyer to deffer plea for another day were declined by the court reason that there was not stay from the high court.
According to the main count,it alleged that on diverse dates between April 13th 2023 and 15th April 2023 in Nairobi in the Republic of Kenya, with intend to defraud James Njukia Thura trading as Munyota trading investment limited one million shillings and six hundred (Ksh 1,600,000),by falsely pretending that you were in a position to effect an eviction service order issued by a Mavoko law court vide ELC case number E of 057 of 2022 a fact you knew to be fault.
In another count,on the 5th April of 2023 at a Nairobi central business district ,in Nairobi county in the Republic of Kenya, jointly with others not before court with intend to defraud James Njukia Ihuria of one million,six hundred thousand by falsely pretending yourself as an high advocate of the high court.
The matter will now be mentioned on the 15th of October for pre trial directions.
