Court Closes KSh 41 Million Fraud Case Against Michael Otieno Japolo After Complainant Fails to Appear
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Nairobi, Kenya – A criminal case involving alleged serial fraudster Michael Otieno Japolo, accused of defrauding KSh 41 million, has been officially closed after the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), through the State, informed the court of their inability to trace the complainant.
Trial Magistrate Lucas Onyina ordered the closure of the case on Monday after the prosecution confirmed that multiple attempts to reach the complainant, a South African national, had been unsuccessful. The DCI stated that efforts to have the complainant appear for further interrogation had proved futile.
Japolo was arrested in Kitengela in early March over allegations that he fraudulently obtained KSh 42 million from South African national Nkanyso Madiala. The funds were reportedly channeled through the account of an unidentified lawyer, whose involvement is still under investigation.
In his ruling, Magistrate Onyina directed that the cash bail of KSh 400,000 deposited by Japolo be refunded and ordered the case file closed.
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