The prime suspect in a 52kg gold scam deal in which an American national was defrauded $434,100 a year ago was on Monday charged in court .
Jackson Karungo Kahora was arraigned following his arrest at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport last Friday, February 23, 2024.
According to DCI detectives, he was on the run to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
“His arrest and subsequent arraignment followed a stop order placed against him by the Operations Support Unit detectives who have been pursuing the case in which two of his accomplices were arrested earlier and charged,” stated DCI on X page.
Kahora was charged with conspiracy to commit a felony,obtaining money by false pretences and two counts of uttering a false document.
He denied the charges and was released on Sh 600,000 bond or a cash bail of Sh300,000.