A city lawyer who allegedly obtained Sh26 Million from a client by pretending he was filing fees has been charged before a Nairobi court.
David Chege Mboche is accused that on dates between February 1, 2022, and July 30, 2023, at an unknown place within the country, jointly with another not before court with intent to defraud obtained Sh 26,075,000 from Marianne Kamau.
According to the chargesheet, the accused told Marianne that he was in the conduct of a civil case at Milimani law courts for filing fees which never existed.
Chege is also accused of conspiring to defraud the money by falsely pretending that he was in the conduct of the non-existing civil case at Milimani law courts of filing fees.
He denied the charges before Milimani principal magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi and pleaded for lenient bond terms.
Chege informed the court that he has been ailing and is currently undergoing medication at Mbagathi Hospital.
The Court released him on a cash bail of Sh500,000 or a bond of Sh1 million.