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Fake NGO Workers Fraud Trial Set for September After Document Delays
The court also heard that they forged a World Food Programme purchase order number 6251B dated February 5, 2024, purporting to be a genuine and valid document issued by WFP, which was false.
The case involving six fake Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) workers will proceed in September this year after the failure by the prosecution to supply some of the documents to the defence.
The case was mentioned to confirm the arrest of Serah Watiri Gathura alias Veroline Achieng Ogejo, who had failed to appear in court during the previous mention.
When the matter was mentioned, Gathura appeared, and through her lawyer, she explained the predicament she was going through involving her ailing child,
“Your Honour, my client is present. She has been going through a challenge with her ailing child, but at least she has tried and is present in court,” the lawyer said.
The six, Margaret Wanjiku Kuria alias Christine Okongo, Kelvin Koech Kemboi, Eric Muthomi Mwebia, Mercy Waihiga Wanjiku, and Antony Kamau Gathumbi, were charged with conspiring and defrauding Frontline Tarkipa Media Limited of goods worth USD 1,673,209, pretending the same was to be supplied to the World Food Programme (WFP).
The court was told that on diverse dates between February 7 and April 4, 2024, at MOL logistics in Nairobi city county within the Republic of Kenya jointly with others who were not before the court obtained 9903 90 kg bags of white maize, 9450 cartons of 25×800 grams of Menengai bar soap, 9700 20 litres jerrycans of Pika cooking oil and 10,200 50 kg bags of brown sugar all valued at Ksh 216,712,356 from the aforementioned company pretending the same were being supplied to World Food Program.
The court also heard that they forged a World Food Programme purchase order number 6251B dated February 5, 2024, purporting to be a genuine and valid document issued by WFP, which was false.
Further, they were charged with having the proceeds of crime contrary to Section 4(c), read together with Section 16(1) of the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act No. 9 of 2009.
The court directed the prosecution to serve the defence with the remaining documents and, at the same time, to issue a summons to the officer investigating the matter. The matter will be mentioned on September 8, 2026, to confirm the supply of the remaining documents.
Hearing will proceed on September 30, 2026.
