Two men have been charged before the Milimani court over allegations of defrauding victims with false promises of jobs in the United Kingdom.
George Ndongo Ngugi faces multiple counts of fraud. In the first, he is accused of conspiring to defraud Alice Kamau of KSh460,000 at the Nairobi Central Business District in July 2025. He allegedly pretended he could secure her foreign employment, a fact prosecutors say he knew to be false. He denied the charge.
In the second count, Ngugi and John Kahura Kinyanjui were jointly accused of conspiring to defraud Joyce Wairimu of KSh400,000 through the same scheme. Both denied the accusation.
Ngugi was further charged with obtaining KSh460,000 from Kamau on July 9, 2025, and KSh400,000 from Wairimu on July 10, 2025, by false pretence. He pleaded not guilty.
He also faces charges under the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act, including acquisition and possession of criminal proceeds. Prosecutors allege he transferred KSh460,000 from Kamau’s Cooperative Bank account and KSh400,000 from Wairimu’s Sacco account into his Equity Bank account, knowing the funds were fraudulent. He denied all counts.
In another charge, Ngugi is accused of using proceeds of crime by transferring KSh860,000 from his Equity account to an Absa Bank account belonging to Kahura.
Kahura was separately charged with possession of proceeds of crime after allegedly receiving the KSh860,000, knowing it was linked to fraud. He also denied the charge.
By Andrew Kariuki
