Reigentra Odhiambo Odunga
Reigentra Odhiambo Odunga was charged today at Milimani Law Courts with five counts of obtaining money by pretense, amounting to a total of Sh 3.4M. The charges violate section 313 of the penal code. On Monday, 23rd 2024, Mr. Odunga appeared before Magistrate Benmark Ekhubi and pleaded not guilty to all charges. The alleged fraudulent activities involve company registration. The case will proceed to trial, where the court will further examine the evidence against Reigentra Odhiambo Odunga.
According to the charge sheet, between 9th October 2023 and 17th January 2024 within the Republic of Kenya jointly with others not before the court with intent to defraud, you obtained ksh 3,414,345 Odunukwe ijeoma Obezenu an American citizen by falsely pretending that you are in a position to register for her a company in Kenya and also purchase an apartment in Nairobi the fact you knew to be false.
In the second count, Odhiambo forged a document, namely an agreement for sale between BM Mosau Co Advocate LLP and Saltgate Global Solution, purporting it to be a genuine and valid sale agreement between BM Mosau Co Advocate
LLP and Salt Gate Global solution for the sale of a plot measuring 160 by 300 fits situated within the capital city next to Tajmal.
Odhiambo also denied uttering a false document. It is said that you uttered to Odunukwe a false document, namely a title deed Nairobi area/768 approximate 0.039Ha registered sa absolute property of Reigentra Odhiambo Odunga purporting it to be genuine. Reigentra, through his lawyer, urged the court to release him on lenient bond terms, saying he is not a flight risk and he is willing to appear in court when he is required.
However, the prosecution did not oppose him being released on a cash bail, and therefore, he was released on a cash bail of ksh 750 thousand and a bond of 1 million.
The case will be mentioned on the 16th of October for pre-trial.
