A middle-aged man was today arraigned in court and charged with fraudulent use of electronic data contrary to the Law.
Elkana Cheruiyot Rorio, the suspect is accused of sending an electronic message from a forged email to Virdee Advocates issuing instructions for transfer of Ksh 12, 383,000 to Rochel Enterprises using a forged account number belonging to him.
He was also charged with stealing Ksh 12,383,000 from Stanbic Bank held at the bank’s head office in the name of Johannes Petrus Vijoen.
Further, he was charged that on November 8th 2022 at unknown place within Kenya, sent an electronic message from email address to a partner at Raffman Dhanji Elms and Virdee Advocates which materially misrepresented the author of the message as Peter Vijoen who was a client of the said Law firm issuing instructions for transfer of Ksh 16,396,600 to his account.
Appearing before Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina at Milimani Law Courts, the accused denied particulars of the charges saying that he was falsely framed.
The Prosecution led by Prosecutor Gikunda objected to his release on bond or bail pending hearing and determination of the case saying he does not have a fixed place of abode.
“Your honor the accused arrested along the Nairobi CBD and the investigating officer does not know his place of abode. It would be prudent for this court to deny him bond.” said the state counsel.
Further, the state said that he has been on the run the since November 2022.
The Court denied him bond and ordered for a pre bail report from the probation.
