An alleged fraudster who is also an alleged member of a syndicate using a fake NGO to steal from members of the public was today arraigned in court.
Chrispinus Wekesa Makokha who is believed to be using a network of a well-connected cartels in the republic of Kenya was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Susan Shitubi at Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi facing an offence of conspiracy to defraud.
According to the court documents, the suspect at an unknown date and place within the republic of Kenya, jointly with other suspects already before court obtained from an unsuspecting citizen a total of Ksh 4,385,000 by falsely pretending that he would offer him a commission after the sale of a mineral known as plutonium.
In a similar offence, another suspect, Winnie Nyambura Mburu is also charged with obtaining Ksh 4,385,000 from the same complainant while using similar conmanship tricks of offering commission after the sale of plutonium mineral.
The two joins a list of other three suspects who were charged on January 27, 2025 for conspiring to defraud the same complainant a total sum of Ksh 4,358,000 by falsely pretending they were in a position to offer him commission after the sale of a mineral called plutonium.
Makokha denied the charges and was released on Ksh 1.2m bond with an alternative cash bail of Ksh 600,000.
The case will proceed on March 11, 2025.