Suspected gold scammer Kelvin Otieno was on Monday, February 26 arraigned in court following his arrest by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives.
In a statement, the DCI said the suspect was charged with 10 counts of making a document without authority and Forgery.
Otieno denied all the charges and was released on a Sh 200,000 cash bail or an alternative bond of Sh 300,000.
“He pleaded not guilty to all counts and was granted Sh300,000 bond or a cash bail of Sh200,000,” DCI stated.
The suspected gold scammer was arrested at his office in Kilimani’s China WU-YI Plaza by the DCI’s Operations Support Unit (OSU) detectives.
according to the DCI, the sleuths seized assorted company documents, stamps, seals, and forged mining licenses purported to have been issued by the Ministry of Mining.
“Acting on intelligence, OSU detectives raided his office along Galana Rd, and upon search recovered assorted company documents, stamps, sealsand forged mining licenses purported to have been issued by the Ministry of Mining,” DCI added.
This comes days after the DCI arrested, Jackson Karungo Kahora, the prime suspect in a 52kg gold scam deal in which an American national was defrauded $434,100 a year ago.
Kahora was apprehended by OSU detectives while attempting to flee to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
“His arrest and subsequent arraignment followed a stop order placed against him by the Operations Support Unit detectives who have been pursuing the case in which two of his accomplices were arrested earlier and charged,” DCI stated.
Kahora was also arraigned in court and charged with conspiracy to commit a felony, obtaining money by false pretenses, and two counts of uttering a false document.
He pleaded not guilty to all counts and was granted Sh 600,000 bond or a cash bail of Sh300,000.
