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Man Charged with Obtaining Sh24 Million in Fraud Scheme

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Nyakundi Report

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This archive report was first published on 12 July 2020.

On July 12, 2020, a Nairobi court arraigned John Kinyanjui Kiumbe, a man accused of obtaining Sh24 million from a businessman through a fraudulent scheme.

According to the charges, Kiumbe, between May 21, 2018, and September 1, 2019, jointly with others, obtained Ksh. 24 million from Naftaly Mwaniki Munene by purporting to assist him trade in sandalwood oil, a fact he knew was false.

Kiumbe pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released on a cash bail of Shilling 200,000.

The prosecution has listed three witnesses to testify against him.

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