A man associated with Ford Kenya and a close associate of Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, along with a city lawyer, has been charged with defrauding a businessman of Sh 62 million.
Emmanuel Charles Osore and Michael Otieno Owano faced charges at the Milimani Court for their involvement in this fraudulent scheme.
They, along with a third individual, Reagan Odhiambo Okelo, are accused of conspiring to steal USD 400,000, which is approximately Sh 62 million, from Cohen Oshry.
The trio allegedly misled Oshry by claiming they could secure him a tender for the supply, delivery, installation, and testing of a GSM offensive system for the Ministry of Defence, under the Request for Proposals (RFP) Reference Number MOD/SDM/CS/01/2023-2024.
The court was informed that the offenses took place on various dates between August 25, 2022, and January 22, 2024, at an undisclosed location within the country, in collaboration with others who remain unidentified.
Emmanuel Charles Osore and Michael Otieno Owano
The prosecution alleges that the three accused persons, to defraud Isky Holding Limited of Sh 62 million, forged a cyber security project commitment letter reference number DHQ/CYBER/785/IDM, addressed to the said ISKY Holdings Limited, while purporting it to be a genuine and valid document issued by the Ministry of Defence of Kenya.
According to the court papers, Okello and Osore were also charged with knowingly and fraudulently uttering a false cybersecurity project commitment letter reference number DHQ/CYBER/785/1DM dated 13th March 2023 to Oshry, a director of ISYK.
They are said to have committed the offense on 15th March 2023 at an unknown place in Kenya.
They denied the charges and pleaded for a lenient bond term.
The court released them on bond
