A businessman has been with defrauding a house buyer Sh 6.4 million.

Abdiwahab Adan Maalim who is charged alongside Vaad Limited are accused of obtaining the money from Hassan Dahiya Bardad by falsely pretending that he would develop a house for him, a fact he knew to be false.

Maalim is alleged to have committed the offense on diverse dates between 2nd September 2022 and 26th April 2023 at Vaad Limited offices at Nexgen Mall, Nairobi, intent to defraud.

 He denied the charges before Principal Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo and was released on a cash bail of Sh 100, 000.