Abdi Yusuf Mohammed appeared before Senior Principal Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi and denied allegations of defrauding KSh 12 million from an investor in a fraudulent land transaction.
He was released on a KSh 1.5 million cash bail or KSh 5 million bond and ordered to surrender his passport.
The prosecution alleges that Mohammed, jointly with others who are not before the court, intended to defraud and obtained KSh 12 million from Satho Umalkher Adan by falsely claiming he was in a position to sell her a parcel of land known as Garissa Municipality Block 1/168.
It is alleged that Mohammed and his accomplices misrepresented themselves as legitimate landowners or agents with the capacity to sell the aforementioned plot in Garissa, fully aware that the claim was false. T
The court was told that this deceitful representation led the complainant, Adan, to part with a substantial amount of money over five months.
Mohammed is facing charges of conspiracy to defraud, with the state arguing that the accused conspired with unnamed individuals to deliberately mislead the complainant under the pretence of facilitating a legitimate land sale.
Magistrate Ekhubi ordered that Mohammed be released on a cash bail of KSh 1.5 million with one contact person.
Alternatively, the court granted the accused a bond of KSh 5 million on the condition that it be supported by one surety of a similar amount.
Additionally, Mohammed was directed to deposit his passport with the court, a measure meant to prevent him from leaving the country before the case is concluded.
The case has been scheduled for mention on April 29, 2025, for pre-trial directions
