Two Eastleigh businessmen suspected of money laundering have been released on bail pending conclusion investigations.
Mohammed Mohammed Abdi and Bashir Ali Gabow appeared before Senior Principal Magistrate Martha Nanzushi where the police sought orders to detain them for 14 days.
The two were granted bond of Sh 500,000 with alternative cash bail of Sh 200,000.
The magistrate declined to detain the two on grounds that there was no sufficient evidence to warrant the same.
The magistrate ruled that the two had a fixed place of abode in Eastleigh, Nairobi.
“I have evaluated the application and order the respondents to be admitted to bail…..,” the magistrate ruled.
Abdi and Gabow were also ordered to deposit their passports with the investigating officer and report to the DCI twice a week.
In the application, Inspector Patrick Omondi told the court that the presence of the respondents during the investigations is crucial in identifying more of their links and their accomplices who are still at large.
The court heard that it is desirable to conduct proper forensic investigation on the phones of the respondents to ascertain some allegations of communications with our sources.
“Preliminary analysis of data stored in the suspect’s mobile handset and simcard reveal that the suspects have connections with several other key players which may lead to other arrests of suspects still at large,” Inspector Omondi said.
The investigator added that he needed time to collect forensic report from various expert from dci headquarters and fill the relevant documents.
