A woman accused of swindling a Nairobi businesswoman out of over Ksh.36 million has been released on a cash bail of Ksh.3 million.
Lilian Wangui Odwoma who also goes by the alias Lilian Weru appeared before Magistrate Dolphina Alego on Monday, where she pleaded not guilty to charges of fraud and money laundering.
The court heard that between May 6 and May 20, 2024, in the Westlands area of Nairobi, Odwoma allegedly conspired with others who are yet to be arrested to defraud Elizabeth Wanjiku Muigai of a total of USD 50,000 and Ksh.30 million.
Prosecutors claim Lilian Wangui Odwoma lured the complainant with a promise that she could facilitate a standby letter of credit from a company known as Pacific Concord International FZC, based in Dubai.
The deal, according to the charge sheet, turned out to be fraudulent.
Apart from the main count of fraud, Odwoma is also accused of two other counts relating to the handling of proceeds believed to have been obtained through criminal means.
Her lawyer, John Swaka, pleaded with the court to consider her health in setting bail terms, arguing that she was not a flight risk and sought to engage with the judicial process to the letter.
Magistrate Alego freed her on a Ksh.3 million cash bail, and the case is to be mentioned on September 16, 2025.