Former Java CEO in Ksh.7.9M fraud case released on Ksh.500K cash bail
Former Java CEO Derrick Cornelius Van Houten
has been arraigned for allegedly obtaining Ksh.7,911,000 by false pretence.
According
to a statement by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), Van
Houten appeared before Milimani Law Courts Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina to
answer the charges.
The
court heard that the accused fraudulently obtained the said mount from Awil
Abdirahman Adulle with the promise of helping him construct a Java Hotel in
Narok between 2021 and 2022.
“Derrick
Cornelius Van Houten, is alleged to have obtained a total of Ksh.7, 911,000
from Awil Abdirahman Adulle alleging to be in a position to approve and
construct a Java Hotel for him in Narok town,” stated the ODPP.
“The
accused is alleged to have committed the offence on diverse dates between
October 1, 2021 and January 31, 2022, in Nairobi County where he worked as the
CEO of Java.”
The suspect
pleaded not guilty to the offence and was released on a cash bail of Ksh.500,
000.
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