Three men have been charged with conspiring to defraud an international company over KES 343 million pretending that they were in a position to export to it 142 kilogrammes of gold.
Frank David Kateti, Alain Mwada Mvita and Daniel Otieno Ogoti were charged before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Paul Mutai.
Kateti, Mvita and Ogoti, who are represented by city lawyers Danstan Omari and Martina Swiga, denied four counts of conspiracy to commit felony, obtaining money through pretences and forgery.
All the three denied tricking Asianic Limited to give them Euros 2,168,238.91 (KES 341,931,276 and USD ($) 14,112 (KES 2,018,016) purporting they were in a position to export 142 kgs of gold to the said foreign company, a fact they knew to be false.
The DPP states that the three allegedly committed the offence on diverse dates between February 5 and June 13, 2024, within Nairobi City.
A third indictment against the trio is that they forged an East African Community (EAC) certificate of ownership.
The accused denied all the counts and were released on bond.
The case shall proceed on October 6, 2026.
