A man has been charged with defrauding an American citizen Sh 3.4 million by pretending that he court register a company for her in Kenya and also purchase an apartment.
Reigentra Odhiambo Odunga is accused of obtaining Sh 3,414,345 from Odunukwe Ijeoma Obezenu between 9th October 2023 and 17th January 2024, in Kenya, jointly with others not before court.
Odunga is also charged with forging a sale agreement between BM Musau and Co. advocate LLP and Saltgate Global Solution purporting it to be a genuine and valid sale agreement for sale of a plot measuring 160 by 300 feet situated next to Taj Mall, Nairobi.
In addition, the accused is facing charges of forging a title deed for the said land and uttering forged documents.
The accused person denied the charges before Principal Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi.
He was granted a bond of Sh 1 million and one surety of a similar amount with alternative cash bail of Sh 250,000.
