The hearing of a Sh 56 million gold fraud case against businessman Gideon Zeddie Otieno and a Congolese citizen was today adjourned due to a lack of witnesses.
The three-year-old case was supposed to be heard by Milimani chief magistrate Micheni Wendy, but it couldn’t since witnesses weren’t there.
In the case, Otieno is charged with Ishikunga Andre Kongolo alias Joseph, a Congolese national.
They are accused of stealing a shipment of 200 kg of gold worth Sh 56 million from Ibrahim Kostoeb Kostoev.
The two are accused of committing the offence on December 21, 2018, at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Swiss Port office No. 223 in Nairobi, together with others who are not in court.
According to the prosecution, Kostoev visited Uganda in December and met a Congolese named Rajabu Pulush in Kampala who told him he could give him 50 kg of gold for $28,000.
The scenario is claimed to have altered soon after he deposited a portion of the cash, and he was compelled to make an extra payment.
A quarrel occurred, and the buyer was subsequently notified that the gold had been confiscated by Ugandans.
The matter will be mentioned again on December 14, 2022, for additional instructions.
