An alleged gold cartel had his day today in court for conspiring to defraud unsuspecting victim money by pretending they would facilitate inspection of a detained gold at a Kenyan Airport.
Obadiah Kipkemoi Langat alias Richard was arraigned at a Nairobi Court where the prosecution alleged that on diverse dates between August 2 and 6, 2024 conspired to steal Ksh 309,000.
He is said to have duped Azimagli Serge Amani that he was in a position to facilitate inspection of 200kgs of gold which had been detained at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport a fact he knew to be false.
He however denied the charges before Magistrate Ndombi at Milimani Law Courts and was released on Ksh 150,000 cash bail.
