Rwandese investor Desire Muhinyuza has today narrated to court how an acquaintance introduced him to Kirimi Koome as a wealthy Kenyan who would help him register his tech-firm.
While testifying before Justice Alfred Mabeya, Desire said a manager at Eauity Bank Rwanda by the name Patrick Gakuba gave him Koome contact saying he will help him register his company.
Desire read to court communication between him and Gakuba where he tells him who Koome is painting him as a wealthy man from a rich family.
He said he was made to believe that businessman Koome is from a rich family who has connections to help him open a business.
Apparently he was to help him meet VIPs and was a businessman with interests from hotels , roads and real estate.
Desire said that he couldn’t open the business -Stay Online Limited himself because he had no prerequisite papers to help him open one thus opting to get an agent to open branches in Canada ,Uganda ,and Tanzania.
The court heard there was a resolution passed by StayOnline Rwanda to expand the business and was effected and a local representative and initial capital was sent.
“Initially it was 100,000 USD dollars ,however the bank reduced it to 29,000 USD dollars was sent through the bank,” he said.
In re-exam by lawyer Danstan Omari,Desire said that Koome has never put any money in the business and he is the sole beneficial owner of the business.
