2 arraigned in court as DCI probes Ksh57.9M gold deal
By Zipporah Ngwatu, May 18, 2026The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has arrested two people, Kachie Mildred, alias Sabreena Ayesha, and Ahmed Bashar Mohamed, over a complaint lodged against them of a gold deal worth USD 447,000, equivalent to Ksh57,962,490.
Ayesha and Ahmed were arraigned before Milimani Principal Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo on Monday, May 18, 2026, for a miscellaneous application where the DCI was to request custodial orders to complete investigations over the matter.
However, through their legal team, the two requested that the hearing of the application be adjourned till tomorrow, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, to be able to go through the court file in regard to the miscellaneous application number E2143/2026.
In urging the court to allow the hearing of the application to be heard tomorrow, the legal teams told the court that by perusing the files and sworn affidavit on the same matter, they will be able to address the court from an informed point of view.
“Your honour, we have had a look at the miscellaneous application that is dated May 18, 2026; we are still consulting with the legal teams. We shall be seeking to be allowed to argue this matter tomorrow,” the lawyers submitted.
Notably, they requested if the court allows the matter to proceed on Tuesday, the two remain remanded at the Kilimani Police Station, where they have been after their arrest.
The prosecution did not oppose the defence team’s application to have the matter adjourned.
Magistrate Onsarigo allowed the defence application and adjourned the matter to Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 10 am.
According to the court papers, the two were reported by Terry Lee Schrubb Jnr and Kenneth J. Adler, who claim that they had been defrauded of 447,000 USD by persons pretending to be genuine gold dealers capable of exporting gold consignments from Kenya to Dubai.
Corporal Dennis Mugambi, through an affidavit, states that they have established that Ayesha and Ahmed convinced the complainants that they had genuine gold that was ready for exporting.
“That the respondents (Ayesha and Ahmed), together with other accomplices, falsely represented to complainants that they had genuine gold consignments weighing approximately 10 kilograms, 500 kilograms and 700 kilograms available for export,” part of the affidavit reads.
Further, the officer avers that the complainants made several payments, including $56,000 for smelting charges, $231,000 for insurance, $121,000 for cargo jet services and $11,000 for documentation, none of which yielded a single gram of gold.
The court papers state that Ayesha resisted arrest by the DCI officers while at Crystal Villas by locking herself inside house number 10 and refusing to surrender to investigators.
Notably, the officer notes that Ayesha attempted to escape by climbing the perimeter wall before she was intercepted and arrested by officers from the DCI National region.