George Ochila Owino
lawyer Jackline Atieno Omolo
Mercy Muthoni Njeru
Rogue George Ochila Owino, lawyer Jackline P. Atieno Omolo, and Mercy Muthoni Njeru have been charged with Fraud at a Nairobi Court. The three, who double as the former Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (KUSCCO) are linked to the Sh 3B scandal that left the Sacco on its knees.
The DCI on its social media handle said that the three who conspired to defraud were arrested in different areas within the Kenyan Capital Nairobi adding that the last suspect was arrested in Nyeri. Further investigation details say that they also conspiracy to defraud,
While appearing before Nairobi Senior Principal Magistrate Dalpina Alego, they jointly denied the charges on Thursday and pleaded for a lenient bond term. However, the Plea against George Otieno Ototo, a notorious suspect failed to take place since he did not appear, he is expected in court on Tuesday.
The court heard that they conspired to defraud the financial institution by diverting Sh82,826,000, meant for the purchase of a parcel of land LR23269/35 at Nairobi. Furthermore, they are said to have committed the offense on diverse dates between October 2020 and April 2022 l, jointly with others not before the court.
According to the DPP, they jointly agreed to the sale of Land LR No.23269/35 to conceal or disguise the nature and source of Sh82,826,000 through accounts held at KCB and Oriental Bank respectively. Both accounts were under the name of Jackline P. An Omolo & Advocates whilst having reasons to believe that the monies were crime proceeds.
They are said to have 6committed the fraud on diverse dates between 9th October 2020. and 30th April 2022 with others not before the court, with intent to dispose of, the money. Magutu, Ototo, and lawyer Omolo were further accused of agreeing with the sale of land LR No.23269/35 to make it appear authentic, with the intent to deceive.
The prosecution alleged that they committed the offense on the 6th day of October 2020 with intent to defraud or deceive. Lawyer Jackline Omollo was accused of knowingly and fraudulently uttering to Moses Adeli a forged agreement for sale purporting to be a genuine agreement for the sale of Land LR LR No.337/1925 Machakos from Catherine Wanjiku Mbugua.
They are still in custody and the court will rule on bail issues on Monday
