Charges Against Joshua Kipruto Ngetich and Co-Accused Detailed in Court
An accountant at the African Airlines Association, Joshua Kipruto Ngetich, has been charged alongside others in connection with an alleged Sh13 million fraud case.
Joshua Kipruto Ngetich, Derrick Kiprono Ng’eno, and Ernest Njenga Thiru appeared before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Benmark Ekhubi, where they denied the charges.
The prosecution told the court that the accused persons conspired to steal on diverse dates in Nairobi between January 2022 and January 31, 2024.
According to the charge sheet, Ng’etich, while employed as an accountant at the African Airlines Association, is accused of stealing Sh13,756,798, money that allegedly came into his possession by virtue of his employment.
The offences are said to have been committed at the association’s South C offices in Nairobi County on various dates between January 1, 2022, and November 21, 2023.
Thiru, a bank agent linked to the association, is also charged with stealing Sh13,756,798 belonging to the association.
Ng’etich and Newmark Business Solutions further face charges of stealing USD 35,520, also alleged to be property of the association.
Ng’etich was additionally charged with forgery, accused of making and presenting documents purported to have been duly signed by Symon Peter Cheruiyot.
The three accused persons were released on a Sh1 million bond each, with an alternative cash bail of Sh300,000, pending the hearing of the case.
