A Kenyan businessman has been charged with conspiracy to defraud a Rwandan national Ksh.391 million.
Mr Kirimi Koome is accused of scheming to defraud Desire Muhinyuza, a Rwandese national and the beneficial owner of Stay Online Limited, of USD 2,619,583.27 in merchant funds by falsely claiming to be the owner of the money.
He is accused of committing the crime on multiple occasions between July 10 and October 4, 2023, in Nairobi, in collaboration with people who are yet to be arrested.
Koome is further charged with stealing Ksh.14,945,000 (USD 100,000) property of Stay Online Limited which had been entrusted to him to make payment of provision of taxes for the said company.
He is also facing another charge of making a false entry in a document for payment of USD 100,000 9ksh.14 million) to his USD Account domiciled at Equity Bank and giving false information to the police.
He pleaded not guilty before Chief Magistrate Lukas Onyina and was released on a cash bail of Ksh 500,000.
