Tabitha Munee Mutua charged
Businesswoman Tabitha Munee Mutua has been charged in court for allegedly using her position as a ‘lover’ and defrauding her boyfriend of Sh 1.6 million.
According to the chargesheet and her photos as obtained in court, where she was arraigned yesterday, the lover, who is now an accused person, was charged with defrauding Moses Kiplagat Toroitich of the said amount contrary to the penal code.
The court heard that Munee committed the offense with others who are still on the run.
She is alleged to have obtained KSh 1,674,000 from Toroitich by falsely claiming she could involve him in a road construction tender awarded to her company, Thomas Construction Limited, by the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) in Makueni County, a fact she knew was completely false.
The court heard that the accused person committed the said offense on diverse dates between November 15 and November 18, 2024, at Nairobi CBD, jointly with others not before the court.
She pleaded not guilty to both charges. Her lawyer urged the court to release her on lenient bond and bail terms.
The court heard that the two are still in love and may catch up in coming days and settle their matter out of court and in a “disclosed location.”
The court further heard that the accused person was a single mother and was not a flight risk.
Milimani Chief Magistrate Dolphina Alego released her on a Sh 1 million bond with an alternative cash bail of 500,000 with a credible contact person.
The case will proceed later this month.
