A middle aged man has been charged on four accounts of fraud that amounted to ksh 3,450,000 in a Nakuru court today.

The man appeared before principal magistrate Bernard Mararo today facing accusations that on 1st December 2014, he obtained ksh 1 million from Cornelius on false pretense that he would sell to him a parcel of land in Olongai, Nakuru County, land Phase 11/896.

On 13th December 2014, the accused intentionally defrauded a sum of ksh 1 million from Edwin on false claims of selling the same piece of land.

Irene and Lucy also presented to the court that the accused obtained from them ksh 850,000 and 600,000 consecutively through the same way between 1st January and 30th November 2014.

The accused denied the allegations and was released on a ksh 3 million bond and an assurance of the same amount or an alternative cash bail of ksh 2 million.

The case was scheduled to be mentioned on 23rd June 2016.

In a different case, Esther was released on a ksh 1 million bond and an assurance of the same amount after denying stealing ksh 1,186,425 from her employer.

Esther was accused that between 19th September 2015 and 24th may 2016, she obtained the money from a clothing shop in Nakuru town where she was working for John as a sales lady.

Case was scheduled to be heard on 8th August 2016.