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Car Dealer Charged with Obtaining Sh 5 Million Under False Pretenses

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Nyakundi Report

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This archive report was first published on 15 June 2021.

On diverse dates between 30th October 2018 and 12th February 2019, Jefferson Mugambi Marete allegedly obtained Sh 5 million from Richard Alfred Gitonga Wagichung’e in Nairobi Central Business District, Nairobi County.

According to the allegations, Marete pretended to be in a position to import a Toyota Land Cruiser V8 on behalf of Wagichung’e, a claim he knew to be false.

On 15th June 2021, Marete was charged before Resident Magistrate Jackline Kamau and granted a bond of Sh 1 million with an alternative cash bail of Sh 500,000.

Law and Power Kenya reported this incident.

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