City Businessman Joseph Musembi Wambua was on Thursday Charged at a Nairobi Court for alledgly cheating and using tricks to defraud Businessman Indreshkumar Ambala Patel of Sri Shesh Sai Imports Limited 130,805 USD approximated to over Sh 17M.
Wambua who appeared before senior Resident Magistrate William Tulel used Fraudulently tricks on the said businessman and lied that he was in a position to help him import Blanket and Mosquito Nets valued at the amount from the International Organisation of Migration (IOM) Juba South Sudan in Contravention of Section 315 of the Penal Code.
He was also charged with obtaining Goods from the businessman contrary to the law.
The suspected businessman cum Fraudster was charged with other 11 counts of issuing bad Cheque no ; 000239, 000240,000241, 000242, 000243,000244, 000245, 000246,000247,000248 and 000249 all for USD 9950 in favour of Sri Shesh Sai Omports LTD on account No 00301808001211, account Name South Pacific Company with the knowledge that the said account had insufficient Funds.
He denied all the the charges and through his lawyer pleaded for a lenient bond terms.
He told the court that he was a family man and not a flight risk.
The Magistrate released him on Sh 10M bond with a surety of the same amount.
The case will proceed later this month for a mention and further directions