Mombasa Lawyer involved in Sh29 million fraud to remain in custody

Mombasa: Four people among them a lawyer were yesterday arraigned in Mombasa Law Court with 11 counts of fraud involving over 29 million shillings from different suppliers who supplied them with goods.

Tony Dhiman a practicing lawyer and director of Blak International Company Limited (a procurement company based in Nairobi) was charged with Mutua Munuve, Jesse Mwangi alias Robi Were and Ben Gacharia alias Fredric Kaguthai for obtaining Sh 29, 702 883 on diverse dates in 2013.

Dhiman who has other 20 different cases of fraud in Mombasa and Nairobi law courts has been in custody for three years since his arrest in 2013.

Senior Principal Magistrate Julius Nange’a directed the four to be remanded in custody for six days until when their bond application will be argued and determined.

“The accused will be remanded for six days as they wait for the bond determination by the court,” said Nange’a.

The four are scheduled to appear in court on 28 January for a hearing on their release on bond.