The High Court on Wednesday extended orders freezing the accounts of an online business venture at the center of Sh400 million dispute by a month pending hearing and determination of the case.
Businessman Kirimi Koome is fighting off fraud claims by Ambrose Obara and Desire Muhinyuza who are the owners of StayOnline from which account the cash Kirimi lays claim to are held.
The accounts were frozen in October and High Court Judge Alfred Mabeya on Wednesday extended the freeze orders until December 20.
Koome is accused of defrauding Rwandese investor Muhinyuza of Sh400 million that were wired to the accounts of StayOnline.
Koome has since denied the charges before a magistrate's court and is out on a Sh500,000 bail.
An Estonian millionaire and a Dutch investor are among seven witnesses the State has lined up to testify in the case.
Koome was charged with conspiracy to defraud StayOnline Limited of $2,619,583.27 (approximately Sh400 million) being funds that belong to merchants by falsely representing himself as the owner of the cash.
He was also charged with stealing some Sh14.9 million from the firm, cash that had been entrusted to him to make payment for the provision of taxes.
At the High Court in the civil case, Justice Mabeya directed that all files touching on that matter be consolidated.
"Hearing will be in open court on December 18, 19 and 20,2023," Justice Mabeya said.