A 61-year-old man was on Tuesday arraigned before the Milimani Law Courts and charged with impersonating an advocate of the high court and issuing a demand letter to unsuspecting members of the public.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the suspect who has been identified as Simon Githu Mbugua defrauded Kenyans Ksh 20,000.
Serious Crime Unit detectives arrested the suspect on Monday at Muindi Mbingu Street in the Nairobi CBD after he had forwarded the demand letter claiming to be an advocate.
“Simon Githu Mbugua was arrested on Monday 19th February 2024 at Muindi Mbingu Street in Nairobi CBD after writing and forwarding the demand letter while pretending to be Winny A. Ochwal Advocates – Commissioner for Oaths,” the DCI stated.
A search in his office at Kimathi House also led to the recovery of a stamp reading WINNY A. OCHWAL ADVOCATES believed to be the one he used in his mischief.
The suspect was released on a Ksh 100,000 cash bail pending hearing of the case on March 5, 2024.
“Upon search in his Kimathi Hse office, a stamp reading WINNY A. OCHWAL ADVOCATES was recovered before he was arrested and booked at Muthaiga Police Station.
“On arraignment today, the suspect was released on Sh100,000 cash bail, pending the case mention at Milimani’s court no. 4 on March 5,” DCI added.
The arrest comes when the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) is doing a nationwide crackdown on fake lawyers.
More than thirty quack lawyers have been since the crackdown kicked off in January.
