Former Isiolo Member of Parliament Abdi Koropu Tepo has been charged at Milimani Law courts with possession of 34,200 fake US dollars and an unlicensed Ceska pistol.
Appearing before Chief Magistrate Bernard Ochoi on Monday 29,2024. Koropu denied five charges of having forged bank notes, owning 300 pieces of paper intended to resemble a special paper used in making Euro currency notes, and owning a firearm and ammunition without a license.
The DPP through James Gachoka informed the court that on July 25, 2024, at Donholm Estate, Nairobi, he was allegedly found in possession of 34,200 fake US dollars in one hundred denominations9Equivalent to Ksh (4,455,234)
In the second count, he was charged with making 300 pieces of paper intended to resemble and pass as papers used for making Euro currency notes.
He also denied having a pistol, make Ceska CZ 75, without a valid license from the Firearm Licencing Board.
The former legislator was also accused of being in possession of 80 rounds of ammunition, 9 mm caliber, without a license.
The last charge stated that he neglected and failed to renew his firearm certificate.
Karopu’s lawyer Eric Theuri urged the court to release him on lenient bond terms saying he was out on a police cash bail of Sh100,000 and that he turned up in court to answer the charges against him.
“The accused herein is a former MP and a law-abiding citizen who undertakes to comply with the bond terms that will be imposed,” Theuri, a former president of the Law Society of Kenya, told the court.
However, State prosecutor Gachoka did not oppose the bail plea by the former lawmaker.
In his brief ruling, Magistrate Ochoi freed the accused on Ksh100,000 cash bail.
The case Will be mentioned on August 12, 2024 for pre-trial.
