This archive report was first published on 11 January 2022.
On January 11, 2022, a woman appeared in court to face charges of defrauding a widow in an online business.
Jane Wanjiru Karuri was charged with obtaining Sh1.7 million from Lucy Chege by falsely promising her a 20 percent monthly income on her investment in an online trading business.
The accused allegedly committed the offense between January 10 and March 11, 2020, in Nairobi with the intent to defraud.
She was also charged with obtaining Sh300,000 from Chege on January 16, 2020, by falsely pretending she was in a position to build for her a plot in Ruiru as LATTAK organization.
Karuri was released on a cash bail of Sh300,000.
