Nairobi Court Grants Bail to Woman Accused of Ksh 36M Fraud
The defence requested the court to grant orders directing the prison facility to escort the accused person to Kijabe hospital for special treatment of a chronic ailment.
A Nairobi court has released an accused person charged with obtaining Ksh 36 million on a bond of Ksh 10 million with alternative cash bail of Ksh 3 million.
Milimani senior principal magistrate Dolphina Alego released Lilian Wangui Odwoma alias Lilian Weru on the aforementioned terms with two sureties of the same amount and two contact persons respectively.
State prosecutor Sonia Njoki had submitted, urging the court to consider the pre-bail report, suggesting that the court consider the accused’s and the victim’s sentiments, urging for stringent terms commensurate with the offence.
“Your honor I request this court to consider the sentiments of the accused and that of the complainant and we urged for stringent terms,” the prosecutor submitted.
The defence requested the court to grant orders directing the prison facility to escort the accused person to Kijabe hospital for special treatment of a chronic ailment.
“Your honor in the meantime, we need your order for the accused to be escorted to Kijabe hospital to see his doctor,” the defence prayed.
The magistrate considered the application and released the accused on bond of Ksh 10 million with two sureties of the same amount, with alternative cash bail of Ksh 3 million and two contact persons.
She was further directed to be escorted to Kijabe hospital for medication.
Odwoma was charged last week with obtaining Ksh 36 million in pretences to assist an investor in securing a standby letter of credit.
She was charged that, on diverse dates between May 4 and 20, 2024, in Wheatland Area within Nairobi county jointly with others who were not before the court obtained USD 50,000 (Ksh 6,460,950) and Ksh 30 million from Elizabeth Wanjiku Muigai in pretences that she was in a position to assist her to secure a Standby Letter of Credit from Pacific Concord International FZC based in Dubai which was a false fact.
She was also charged with acquiring proceeds of crime contrary to Section 4 (a) of the Constitution. The court heard that, at the same period, Nairobi county, purporting to be an agent working for Pacific Concord International FZC based in Dubai, acquired the said money from the complainant. When obtaining the funds, she knew it formed part of the proceeds of her crime.
She was also charged with using the proceeds of crime, where the prosecution told the court that Odwoma engaged in transactions intending to dispose of monies received from Muigai, whilst having reason to believe that the said monies were proceeds of crime.
The matter will be mentioned on September 16 for pre-trial.
