A businesswoman who allegedly forged a letter of a company and sent to a bank for a closure of its account has been charged before a Makadara court.
Judy Wahome was accused that with intend to defraud, without lawful authority, made a letter of Fresh Wealth Limited purporting it to be from Fresh Wealth and issued it to ABSA bank Kitengela branch for closure of account 2046101319, 2046101335 and 2046101351.
She allegedly committed the offence on October 7, 2022 within the country.
Wahome faced a second count on the same dates in Kitengela sub county in Kajiado at ABSA Bank, knowingly and fraudulently uttered a false document namely letter from Fresh Wealth Limited to Zipporah Nyanumba to be the Will of Fresh Wealth.
The prosecution said she did that knowing it was not true.
Wahome appeared before Makadara trial magistrate Mary Njagi and denied the charges.
She pleaded for lenient bond terms and requested witness statements from the prosecution.
However, lawyer Kabao Nyaga watching brief for the complainant urged the court to consider the nature of the offence while granting bail terms.
The accused has been released on a cash bail of Sh40,000. The case will be mentioned on July 1 for pretrial.
