A Nairobi woman has been charged at the Milimani Law Courts with acquiring and possessing proceeds of crime amounting to Ksh100,000, allegedly transferred from a stolen bank account.
Balkhisa Bashir appeared before a Milimani magistrate on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, where she faced one count of acquiring proceeds of crime contrary to Section 4(a) as read with Section 16(1) of the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act, No. 9 of 2009.
According to the charge sheet, Bashir, on May 8, 2025, in Nairobi City County, with intent to defraud, received Ksh100,000 from an account at KCB Bank in the name of Flair Summit. The funds were allegedly transferred into her Safaricom M-Pesa account number.
Investigators from the DCI Kamukunji allege that at the time of receiving the money, Bashir either knew or ought to have known that the funds were proceeds of a crime, specifically, money obtained through stealing.
An alternative charge accuses her of possession of proceeds of crime, also under the same Act, suggesting that she retained the suspicious funds despite having reason to believe or knowing their unlawful origin.
Police officers attached to the Financial Crimes Unit arrested Bashir on November 10, 2025 and produced her in court the following day. The prosecution listed Issa Ali Ahmed, Ibrahim Abdirahman Ahmed and PC Francis Awiti among its key witnesses in the case.
The accused, represented by a court-appointed counsel, pleaded not guilty. She was released on a cash bail of Ksh 50,000.
The case will be mentioned on November 13, 2025, for pretrial at The Milimani Magistrates Court for further directions.
The matter remains under active investigation as financial crime units tighten their crackdown on emerging money laundering schemes in the capital.
By Andrew Kariuki
