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Controller of Budget Nyakang'o freed on Sh500,000 bail in fraud case

Controller of Budget, Margaret Nyakang'o. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

Controller of Budget, Margaret Nyakang'o has been charged at a Mombasa court with multiple counts of fraud, false pretence, and operating a Sacco without a license.

Nyakang'o, who appeared before Mombasa Law Court Chief Magistrate Alex Ithuku on Tuesday, December 5, denied all charges and was released on a Sh2 million bond with a similar surety, or an alternative cash bail of Sh500,000.

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