A man has been charged with defrauding Mediquip Global Limited cooking oil worth over Sh 13 million.
Dickens Onyando Oluoch alias Paul alias Thomas is accused of obtaining a consignment of Rina cooking oil valued at Sh 13,150,000 by falsely representing himself to be an employee of State Department for Regional Development of Arid and semi-Arid Lands a fact you knew to be false.
Oluoch is also accused of making a false Local Purchase Order for State Department for Regional Development and ASALS purporting it to be a genuine document issued by State Department for Regional Development of Arid and semi-Arid Lands, a fact he knew to be false.
In addition, the accused person is facing charges of money laundering.
The court heard that on diverse dates between 7th August and 12th September 2023 within Kikuyu in Kiambu county, with intent to dispose off monies received from Mwaura Njenga Waititu of Kamirithu and Shangila Wholesalers, the accused engaged in a transaction to conceal Sh 6,104,000 through his company Amdeen Investment & Logistic Limited using whilst having reasons to believe that the said monies were proceeds of crime.
Oluoch is also charged with conspiring with others not before court and obtained Sh 14,830,000from Mediquip by pretending he was in a position to facilitate supply and delivery of edible cooking oil to Regional Development of Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, a fact he knew to be false.
H denied the charges before Chief Magistrate Lukas Onyina who directed him to appear before another court handling a similar matter for bail and bond terms.
