A businesswoman based in Isiolohas been charged with over Sh 19.8 million fraud after allegedly failing to pay suppliers fir goods delivered.
Halima Samson Mwongera alias Halima Saado is accused of conspiring to defraud Josephine Karabu Kaberia trading as Talos Group Kenya Limited goods worth Sh 19,820,000, goods intended for school feeding.
The goods include, 2,550 sacks of 25kgs of Biryani Pakistan rice, 1,550 jerricans of 10 liters each of cooking oil, 500 pieces of Menengai Washing bar soap, 550 sacks of Brown Sugar and 400 bales of 24kgs of wheat flour.
Mwongera is alleged to have committed the offense on diverse dates between 31st August and 17th September 2024 in Nairobi.
She denied the charges before Senior Principal Magistrate Ben-Mark Ekhubi and was released on a cash bail of Sh 500,000.