A Somali businessman has denied a criminal charge of defrauding a fellow trader of Ksh 3.2 million.
The accused Ibrahim Gerad Hassan is said to have obtained the money from Ahmed Abdullah Dimbil by falsely pretending that he was in a position to join him in a business transaction of importing socks from China.
According to the charge sheet on diverse dates between 14th January 2024 and 15th June 2024 within Nairobi county with intent to defraud obtained from Ahmed Abdullah Dimbil, a sum of ksh 3.2M by falsely pretending that he was in a position to enjoin him in a business of importing and sale of socks from China.
The accused denied the criminal charge levelled against him before the presiding Magistrate Benmark Ekhubi and was released on Ksh 500,000 cash bail.
The court directed the case to be mentioned on 17th October for the pretrial.
