BY JEDIDA BARASA
A businessman was yesterday arraigned in court and charged with two counts of Obtaining Money by false pretense.
John Mathenge Githinji on diverse dates between 25th of June and 29th of June 2021 at Alys Centre in Westlands, within Nairobi county, with the intent to defraud, obtained cash Ksh 300,000 from Conceptor Ayiya Muhati and Ksh 50,000 from John Wabwile Wekesa.
The accused denied the charges before Kibera senior principal magistrate Esther Boke of Kibera Law Courts.
According to the police report, the complainants Conceptor Ayiya Muhati and John Wabwile Wekesa, who are husband and wife went online to search for a suitable investment opportunity when they stumbled upon Sokomart Investment Limited.
The investment opportunity allegedly belonged to Mr Mathenge.
After contacting the accused, they received a brochure through their email on how to invest.
The police report says that the couple paid a visit to Mr. Mathenge’s office along Muthithi road where they signed a contract and deposited an amount totaling to Ksh 350,000.
The accused informed Conceptor that she was to receive a total of Ksh 1.2 million while the husband was to get a sum amounting to Ksh 200,000 by the end of December 2021.
The couple received a brochure from Mathenge informing them that he wanted to give them a loan.
The accused kept giving them petty excuses for almost a month and even refused to pick their calls, prompting them to report the matter to Parklands police station where an investigation was launched against him.
The magistrate directed the case to be heard on a later date.