An alleged Chad herbalist who was accused of conning Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana Ksh76 million in a fake petroleum oil business deal has been sentenced to four years in jail and another Ksh 400,000 fine in in a different case by a Nairobi court for the offence of being in possession of fake currency amounting to Ksh960 million.
Milimani Senior Resident Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi today slapped Abdoulaye Tamba Kauro, a Chad national, with a four-year jail term without an option of a fine for the offence of forgery, two years in jail without an option of a fine for the offence of being in possession of fake currency and a fine of Ksh 400,000 in default to serve two years in jail for the offence of obtaining money by false pretenses after finding him guilty of three offences including in possession of fake money.
The Magistrate however directed that the sentences shall run concurrently meaning the convict will only serve four years in jail.
“After considering the mitigation herein I sentence the accused person to four years in count 2, two years in count 3 and a further two years in count four with an alternative fine of Ksh400,000. The sentences will run concurrently,” the magistrate ordered.
While sending the Chad national to prison, the magistrate said the offences he faced were serious and needed him to be given a custodial sentence.
Last month, Milimani Senior Resident Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi convicted the accused on the charge of defrauding Makau Muteke of $6796 (about Ksh700,000) through the pretext he was to invest it in business on March 9, 2017.
The magistrate also convicted Kauro of charges of being in possession of assorted fake currencies totaling Ksh960,120,000.
In his judgement, the magistrate ruled that the prosecution proved the charges against the accused person beyond reasonable doubt.
The magistrate, however, acquitted the Chad national on the charge of the offence of conning Senator Mungatana of Ksh76 million.
