Court adjourns Sh400 million fraud case
By Alphonce Mungahu Kenya, November 28, 2023
The hearing of a case in which a Kenyan businessman is facing charges of defrauding Rwandese investor Desire Muhinyuza of Sh400 million was adjourned until December 13.
The prosecution said the documentary evidence being relied on in the matter is weighty and they foresee the complainant and other witnesses taking more than a day to testify.
This is after the complainant’s lawyer Danstan Omari told Milimani Court trial Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi his client who is the primary witness had an emergency to attend to and could not appear physically in court.
According to the prosecution, all criminal matters are supposed to start with the complainant’s testimony since they usually lay the foundation of the case.
The prosecution said the hearing would take approximately 14 days as evidence to be relied on is weighty and they foresee the complainant Desire Muhinyuza and other witnesses taking more than a day to testify.
An Estonian millionaire and a Dutch investor are among seven witnesses the State has lined up to testify in the case.
In the case, businessman Kirimi Koome is accused of defrauding Muhinyuza of Sh400 million that were wired to the accounts of StayOnline.