Kabura, Gethi face fresh money laundering charges
What you need to know:
- They appeared before Nairobi chief magistrate Daniel Ogembo. According to the charge sheet the accused are alleged to have committed the offence between December 2014 and April 2015.
- The prosecution says property was bought including cars, plots and houses using the NYS cash but concealed under pseudo company names.
Eight suspects linked to the Sh791 million National Youth Service scam have been charged in a fresh case of money laundering.
Mr Ben Gethi, Ms Josephine Kabura and six others were each released on cash bails of Sh300,000 or an alternative bond of Sh1 million after they pleaded not guilty to 15 counts relating to transactions the prosecution says involved the stolen funds.
They appeared before Nairobi chief magistrate Daniel Ogembo. According to the charge sheet the accused are alleged to have committed the offence between December 2014 and April 2015.
The prosecution says property was bought including cars, plots and houses using the NYS cash but concealed under pseudo company names.
Three other suspects in the case Ms Charity Gethi, lawyer Patrick Ogola and Ms Jedida Wangari were not in court.
The prosecution told the court that Ms Wangari will be charged in court once she is arrested.
The two other suspects were said to be unwell and their lawyers asked the court to defer the plea.
Mr Gethi and Ms Kaburu are out on a Sh3 million cash bail in a separate case alongside former NYS officials Nelson Githinji and former Planning PS Peter Mangiti.
