Anan Salah Abdel Fatah Salama
How Anan Salah Abdel Fatah Salama, an Egyptian National defrauded Sh 19M In a recent case, Anan Salah Abdel Fatah Salama, an Egyptian national and owner of a shipping company, has been accused of defrauding a Kenyan individual of Sh19.9 million through fraudulent means.
This incident highlights the issue of some foreigners who invest in the country being involved in illegal activities, raising concerns about the integrity of foreign investments.
Mrs. Anan Salah Abdel Fatah Salama, the chief executive officer of Enhanced Trade and Shipping, was accused of defrauding Mary Wangui Mwangi, the director of Marangu Enterprise Limited of the money on October 25 contrary to the law. She however denied it after she was arraigned before Milimani Chief Magistrate Lukas Onyina.
In court, it was stated that the Egyptian obtained the money from Wangui after pretending that she was in a position to assist her supply tonnes of brown sugar. The charge sheet stated that the money was transmitted through a swift funds transfer from Equity Bank Ltd held at the El Souq El Shark branch in Egypt in the name of account named Enhanced Trade and Shipping.
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This was after pretending that she was in a position to help the Kenyan businesswoman acquire 1,000 metric tons of brown sugar. The prosecution pleaded with the court to order the Egyptian to deposit her passport in court, as a condition of being released on bail, as she might flee the country.
She was released on a cash bail of Sh600,000.