Former teacher charged with Sh 43M fraud

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Taher Jivanjee Hassan Jamaly at Milimani Law Courts. PHOTO/Courtesy.

A former teacher has been charged with defrauding a businessman Sh 43 million.

Taher Jivanjee Hassan Jamaly is accused of obtaining Sh 43,020,800 from Mohammed Zakirhusein Lukmanji by tricking him into believing that he could help him convert the said money into dollars.

Jamaly is alleged to have committed the offense on diverse dates between 24th November and 16th December 2023 in Lang’ata, Nairobi, with intent to defraud.

He denied the charges before Chief Magistrate Lukas Onyina and was released on a cash bail of Sh 400,000.

The case will be mentioned on 9th October for pretrial directions.