Businessman Nashon Angudha charged over Ksh.37M fraud

Businessman Nashon Otieno Angudha has been arraigned in court and charged with two criminal counts.

Angudha is alleged to have conspired to steal over Ksh.37 million from Surindah Singh by falsely pretending that the money was meant to hire a private jet and payment of insurance and taxes for 300 kilograms of gold.

According to the prosecution, the gold was to be transported from Kenya to Dubai, a fact the accused person knew to be false.

It is alleged that he committed the offence between July 13 and 18 October 2023 at Runda Glory Valley estate within Nairobi County.

He faces a second count of obtaining money by false pretences.

Angudha pleaded not guilty.

His lawyers asked the court to release the accused person on bail and that his items which were confiscated upon his arrest including a motor vehicle be released.

The cash bail ruling is to be delivered on Friday.

The prosecution opposed an application to have him released on bail.

Last year, Nashon was charged at a Kibera court with allegedly using force to rob an Italian Ksh.13.5 million shillings, forgery and indecently touching a woman.

He pleaded not guilty and was granted a bail of Ksh.300,000.