Court Denies Fraud Suspect’s Bid to Travel Abroad in Ksh 356M Case

The director of Oki General Trading, who is facing criminal charges of an alleged Ksh 356M fraud has suffered a setback after a Nairobi court rejected his bid to travel to India.

Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego dismissed Honey Khatwani’s application, ruling that he had failed to provide sufficient grounds for the release of his passport.

Khatwani had urged the court to grant him the passport, stating that he needed to travel to India on Saturday, August 2, 2025, for what he described as a 20-day essential and official business trip.

Honey Khatwani, a director at OKI General Trading Limited, faces a criminal charge of allegedly stealing $2,786,174.40 (approximately Ksh.356,711,174.40).

The alleged offence occurred between January 1, 2020, and June 30, 2024, at Barbado within Nairobi County.

The court heard that the funds belonged to OKI General Trading Limited and were allegedly stolen by Khatwani in his capacity as a company director.