Businessman Samwel Bryan Yongo Otumba and Joseph Bondo Otumba have been charged with obtaining a Ksh 2.1 million loan from a city trader by false pretenses.
Appearing before Milimani Magistrate Rose Ndombi the two alleged to have obtained the said credit from the complainant Joyce Cherotich Rono by falsely pretending that they would transfer two motor vehicles as security.
They have denied charges of conspiracy to commit and making a false document without authority.
Yongo and Bondo are accused of committing the offences on diverse dates between February 9 and 26, 2021 jointly conspired to obtain credit of Ksh 2.1 million by false pretense from Joyce Cherotich Rono
Yongo is also alleged to have forged a demand letter drawn and signed by A. Kwengu and Advocates of the High Court of Kenya a fact he knew to be false.
He was further charged with obtaining one table, three chairs, and an IMac27 desktop all valued at Ksh 220,000 the property of Joyce Rono.
Additionally, he faced another charge of pretending to be an advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
The prosecution alleged that Yongo being unqualified person to be an advocate, willfully pretended to act for Joyce Rono to demand an outstanding debt of Ksh 62.2 million owed to her from Abdikahinya Noor Maalim.
Yongo and bond were released on Ksh 1 million bond with an alternative cash bail of Ksh 500,000.
