A lawyer has been charged with making a false Equity Bank statement.
Shantal Saru Lenjo is accused of making the undated bank statement of account in her name without lawful authority or excuse and purported it to be genuine issued by Equity Bank.
Lenjo is alleged to have committed the offence on unknown date and place jointly with others not before court, with intent to deceive.
The advocate is also charged with knowingly uttering the false statement with intent to deceive.
Lenjo is alleged to have committed this offence on 17th May 2021 at the United State of America Embassy consular section in Nairobi.
She denied the charges before Kibera Law Courts and was released on a cash bail of Sh 50,000.
