DNK International By Our Reporter,Nairobi.
A businessman facing charges of conspiracy to defraud a foreigner over Sh 132 million in a fake gold scam was arrested at Milimani law courts by DCI detectives for interrogation in another gold fraud.
Detectives from Nairobi DCI regional office laid a push at the court corridors where they managed to whisky out businessman Nicholas Otieno Ndolo for interrogation of another gold fraud case pending investigation. He was later freed after interrogation.
In the first case Ndolo is jointly charged alongside lawyer Thomas Otieno Ngoe with conspiracy to defraud an American national of Sh132.9 million in a fake gold scam pending before principal magistrate Rose Ndombi.
Last year their defence lawyer Steve Okello informed the court that they have already written a letter to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) requesting him to review the police file.
The lawyer applied for adjournment adding that they wrote a letter to the DPP asking him to review the charges in view of withdrawing the charges against lawyer Ngoe.
The defence lawyer told the court that they wrote a letter to the DPP asking him to review the file in view of withdrawing the charges against lawyer Ngoe.
Ndolo and Ngoe are accused that on diverse dates between February 3 and 11, 2023, through Equity Bank Account Number.The court heard that the money was wired through an Equity Bank account, Yaya center branch, after the duo pretended that DSI Mining and Minerals Company Limited were in a position to pay custom duties for 3000 kilograms of gold to be shipped from Kenya to Dubai.
Ndolo is separately charged with making a mineral export permit, Reference No.EAC/22/92709141708/2022 dated May 16, 2022 with intent to defraud.
According to the prosecution, on the day of May 16, 2022 at unknown place within the Republic of Kenya with intent to defraud, without lawful authority or excuse, Ndolo made a certain document namely Mineral Export Permit reference NO.EAC/22/92709141705/2022 dated May 16, 2022 purporting it to be a genuine Mineral Export Permit issued by East African Community Customs.
[DNK-International@April 15,2026]
