An accountant, bank agent and another have been charged with stealing over Sh 21 million from African Airlines Association.
The suspects include Joshua Kipruto Ng’etich, Ernest Njenga Thiiru and Derrick Kiprono Ng’eno, Newmark Business Solutions Limited and Blue North Solutions Limited.
Ng’etich, the accountant and Thiiru, the bank agent, are accused of stealing Sh 13,756,798, the property of African Airlines Association which got into their possession by virtue of their employment.
Ng’eno and Newmark Business Solutions are accused of stealing USD 35,520 (aprrx. Sh 4.5 million) from the association.
In addition, Ng’etich and Blue North Solutions Ltd are also charged with stealing Sh 4,220,069.
Ng’etich is also charged with forging a memorandum of association for Blue North Solutions Limited purporting it to have been duly signed by one Symon Peter Cheruiyot.
The accused persons are alleged to have committed the offense on diverse dates between 1st January 2022 and 21st November 2023 at African Airlines Association office in South C within, Nairobi.
They denied the charges before Senior Principal Magistrate Ben-Mark Ekhubi.
Ng’etich and Thiiru were granted a bond of Sh 600,000 while Ng’eno was granted a bond of Sh 1 million with alternative cash bail of Sh 300,000.
