Two more people have been charged with defrauding a businessman over Sh 7 in a fake gold sale deal

Benson Odero Gembe and Emmaculate Adhiambo Odhuno are accused of obtaining USD 54,300 (Apprx. Sh 7,019,285) from M/s Sonali Purbia Malviya and Mohammed Adel by falsely pretending that they were in a position to sell to them 35 kilograms of gold bars, a fact they knew to be false.

Gembe and Odhuno are alleged to have committed the offense on diverse dates between 24th August 2024 and 19th October 2024 in Nairobi, jointly with others before court.

The duo is also charged with conspiracy to defraud the complainants the said money.

They denied the charges before Senior Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego.

The case will be mentioned on 18th August 2024 for a pre-bail report to available to assist the court in determining the bond terms.