A serial conman Mohammed Sharif Diriye was arraigned at Milimani law court and charged with obtaining 2.6 million shillings by false pretense.
Appearing before Milimani Chief Magistrate Susan Shitubi, he pleaded not guilty where the prosecution opposed his release on bond.
While opposing the release of the accused on bond city lawyer Abdul Hakim Dahir watching brief for the complainant brought to light an agreement executed by both the accused and the complainant regarding the provision of security in the form of a vehicle.
According to Hakim, the accused was planning to evade police custody after it emerged that he was not the owner of the said motor vehicle.
It is alleged that on diverse dates between March 2023 and July 2023 Nairobi county obtained 18, 000 USD equivalent to 2.6 million the property of Abdi Hussein by purporting that he was on a position to import used electronics from the United States of America a fact he knew to be false.
