Two business ladies have been charged with defrauding a relative of a job seeker Sh 2.6 million pretending they would assist securing employment in Australia.
Sophia Wambui Wachira and Elizabeth Njoki Kariuki were arraigned before a Milimani chief magistrate Lucas Onyina facing three counts.
The duo denied conspiring to defraud Phyllis Wambui Sh 2,630,300 claiming they would process a visa to trave to Australia.
The two traders are accused by the DPP of committing the offenses within a span of 10 months between October 1, 2022 and August 30, 2023.
The DPP told Onyina that the two traders urged the plot to defraud Wambui through pretext that they would facilitate her relatives travel to the commonwealth country to secure greener pastures.
A state prosecutor told Onyina that Wambui defrauded Phyllis 1.86 million.
The second trunch of Sh 777,300 was received by Njoki within the same span period of 10 months.
They denied the charges of defrauding the complainant then applied to be freed on bond.
Applying for their release on bond the accused undertook to abode with the bond terms that would be imposed to them,
“The accused persons are parents and they have children to look after,” said the defense lawyer.
The lawyer added that the children are of school going age and they have no body to take care of them if the suspects are incarcerated.
The lawyer requested the court to release them on lenient bond terms or cash bail which the prosecution did not oppose.
They were released on bond of Sh 700,000 with two sureties of the same amount or alternative cash bail of Sh 300,000 with two contact persons.
The matter will be mentioned on February 22, 2024 for pre-trial.