A Company director has been charged at Milimani law court with fraud
Victor Arara Were appeared before Milimani Law Courts chief magistrate Lucas Onyina and denied two counts of conspiracy to defraud and fraudulent appropriation by directors against the law.
Arara was charged together with other two directors Awadh Swaleh Said and Swaleh Awadh Saleh who were not present in court and are relatives of the complainant.
He was charged that on diverse dates between December 1, 1999, and January 31, 2000, conspired with intent to defraud Omar Saleh Said of his one share held at Kilindi Warehouse Limited.
Arara was charged that on January 14, 2000, in Nairobi, jointly with others not before the court, being directors and Company Secretary respectively of Kilindini Warehouse with intent to defraud, falsified a notification of Change of directors and secretaries form 203A purporting to show that Omar Saleh Said had ceased to be a director of the said entity knowing it was false.
The prosecution opposed their release on bail saying that the accused were supposed to be reporting to DCI in 2014 but they failed.
In an affidavit filed by Officer Keith Robert, the suspects evaded arrest for processing for purposes of arraignment before the court and argued that in the absence of competent arrest warrants, they would not honour any summons to the police station.
The police said they obtained the warrant of arrest on April 4, 2023, at the Nairobi Milimani Chief Magistrates Court in Nairobi.
Arara was arrested on Thursday, April 27, 2023, in Mombasa County and escorted to police after numerous efforts that involved multi-agency cooperation.
The police said they have compelling reasons to oppose bail against the accused.
They said the accused did not honour the summons that had been issued to him after he had appeared at the DCI in 2014 to assist in investigations.
“The accused proved a logistical nightmare in that his arrest consisted of efforts by a multi-agency task force with intelligence pinpointing his exact location after he evaded several arrest attempts, “added Officer Robert in court documents.
He added that because the other two accused persons are yet to be arrested, the accused that has a close relationship with them may interfere with investigations.
Through their lawyer, the accused pleaded with the court to be released on favourable bond terms saying that there is an anticipatory bail in court that was issued by the high court.
