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A farmer has been charged in a Nairobi court with conspiring to steal subsidised fertiliser worth Sh7 million from the government.

Hillary Samoei who appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina denied two counts of conspiracy to defraud.

Lawyer Danstan Omari who is representing the accused person successfully pleaded with the court to release him on a lenient cash bail of Sh500,000 instead of Sh1.5 million earlier granted to his co-accused persons who have already been charged.

The State did not oppose Omari’s application.

The prosecutor informed the court that the case will be consolidated with another similar case before court where the accused persons were released on a Sh1.5 million cash bail each pending its hearing and determination.

Onyina directed the case to be mentioned on January 16, 2024 for further orders.

The prosecution alleges that between March 10, 2023 and November 21,2023 at unknown place within the Republic of Kenya, Samoei, jointly with others already before court, conspired to defraud the Government a total of 2,398 bags each of 50kg subsidy fertiliser valued at Sh7,063,000.