A man has been charged with defrauding a businesswoman over Sh 10 million for purchase of green tea.
Titus Ndocha Nyakundi is accused of obtaining Sh 10,297,469 from Anastacia Wanja Thinguri by falsely pretending that he would buy for her green tea, a fact he knew to be false.
Nyakundi is also charged with acquisition and/possession of proceeds of crime after allegedly receiving the said money into his Mpesa account while at the time knew or had reason to believe that the said sum formed part or was proceeds of crime.
In addition, the Kisii county resident faces a charge of using proceeds of crime by transacting the said money.
It is alleged that he committed the offenses on diverse dates between 1st September, 2022 and 31st October 2024 at unknown place in Kenya, with intent to defraud.
Nyakundi denied the charges before Senior Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego.
He was granted a bond of Sh 5 million with alternative cash bail of Sh 3 million. In addition, the magistrate ordered him to deposit his passport in court.
