A man suspected to be part of a syndicate that has been defrauding unsuspecting members of the public has been charged with fraud.
Police believe that Chrispinus Wekesa Makokha has been operating within a well-connected cartel network across Kenya.
He was arraigned on Thursday before Chief Magistrate Susan Shitubi, facing charges of conspiracy to defraud.
It is alleged that on an unknown date and at an undisclosed location within Kenya, Makokha, jointly with other suspects already before the court, fraudulently obtained KSh 4,385,000 from a complainant by falsely claiming he would offer him a commission after the sale of a mineral known as plutonium.
In a similar case, another suspect, Winnie Nyambura Mburu, is also charged with obtaining KSh 3,385,000 from the same complainant using the same fraudulent scheme, promising a commission after the sale of plutonium.
Makokha denied the charges and was released on a KSh 1.2 million bond, with an alternative cash bail of KSh 600,000.
The case is scheduled for mention on March 11, 2025.
