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By Dennis WANYONYI
Craedius Nyamwange Oigara, an alleged serial fraudster accused of impersonating an advocate, was arraigned on Tuesday at the Milimani Law Courts. Oigara faced three counts of obtaining money by false pretense and pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Benmark Ekhubi. He was released on a cash bail of KSh 300,000 with one contact person or an alternative bond of KSh 500,000.
During the hearing, Magistrate Ekhubi also issued a warrant of arrest for a co-accused, Kenneth Korir, who failed to appear in court for plea-taking. Korir’s lawyer’s attempt to defer the plea was denied, with the court stating that no stay from the High Court had been issued to halt the proceedings.
According to the main charge, Oigara allegedly defrauded James Njukia Thura, trading as Munyota Trading Investment Limited, of KSh 1.6 million between April 13th and 15th, 2023. Oigara falsely claimed he could execute an eviction order from a Mavoko Law Court, knowing this to be untrue.
In a second count, Oigara, along with others not before the court, allegedly defrauded Njukia on April 5th, 2023, by pretending to be a High Court advocate.
The case is set for mention on October 15th for pre-trial directions.
