| Written by Andrew Kariuki |
Four individuals were on Tuesday, 14, October 2025 charged before the Milimani Law Court with conspiracy to defraud in a cryptocurrency related case involving more than Ksh13.5 million.
Appearing before a Nairobi court, the suspects — two men and two women — were accused of conspiring to defraud a local cryptocurrency trader by illegally accessing her Binance account and transferring millions of shillings worth of digital assets without her consent.
The accused; Jesus Godqua Imedi, Judith Mbatha Nzioka, Jackson Apollo Ananda and Alvin Oduya Atieno are alleged to have, on April 30, 2025, at Serena Hotel in Nairobi County, conspired to defraud Tuyishime Grace, a businesswoman, by falsely pretending that they were in a position to assist her trade in Binance, a fact they knew to be false.
They jointly faced a second count of obtaining money by false pretences contrary to Section 313 of the Penal Code, after allegedly obtaining USD 116,000, equivalent to Ksh13.5 million, from the complainant.
During the proceedings, the court dismissed an application one of the accused seeking the release of their seized mobile phones and money taken during arrest.
The case has sparked fresh concerns over the rising number of cyber fraud cases in Kenya, especially in the fast-growing but loosely regulated cryptocurrency space. Authorities have urged the public to exercise caution when trading online and to use secure platforms with proper two-factor authentication.
The four remain in custody and are expected back in court for mention on October 29, 2025.
