Rogue DSI Limited director Abass Badru Omuyoma in court over Sh 7.1M Gold Fraud

Businessman Abass Badru Omuyoma allegedly working for DSI Limited has been charged with obtaining USD 54550 (equivalent to Sh 7.1 million) from a foreigner by falsely pretending he could sell him 15 kilograms of gold…

Abass Badru Omuyoma alias Yuri Sande Ismael who appeared before Milimani senior principal magistrate Robison Ondieki has denied obtaining USD 54550 (equivalent to Sh 7.1 million) from Yvan De Coninckby falsely pretending that he was in a position to procure 15 kilograms of gold.

According to the prosecution, Omuyoma is alleged to have committed the offense on August 11, 2021, within Nairobi County while jointly with others not before the court.

The magistrate ordered the case to be heard on May 13 without further delay. The case had been scheduled for fresh hearing yesterday but it could not proceed since the prosecuting state counsel was not present. Also, the accused’s defense lawyer was not present.

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In another court, three businessmen who are alleged to have scammed an Indian national millions of shillings by lying to him that they would help him secure a tender at the Ministry of ICT were charged with the offense.

The accused Erick Otieno, Alex Stephen Ogolla, and Moffat Gicheru Kamau appeared before Milimani senior principal magistrate Susan Shitubi and are alleged to have used the Ministry of Information Communication and Digital Economy to siphon money from the foreigners.

Businessman Abass Badru Omuyoma

According to the prosecution, they stole 398,000 USD (equivalent to Sh 60 million) from Vijay Virma by pretending they would help him secure a tender at the Information Communication Ministry.

The charge against them states that on diverse dates between September 2023 and December 2023 in Nairobi, they jointly with others not before the court conspired to steal from Vijay Virma by falsely pretending they would secure for him a tender for the supply of laptops to the Ministry of Information Communication Digital economy a fact they knew to be false.