A 27-year-old man was on Thursday arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts for allegedly defrauding a businesswoman of Ksh.5.9 million in a fake foodstuff supply scheme.
Samuel Karuga Wachiuri is accused of impersonating a genuine supplier and convincing the victim that he could deliver 6,000 bags of 25kg rice and 250 bags of 50kg sugar.
Believing the deal to be legitimate, the woman wired Ksh.5,912,600 to his account.
Soon after receiving the money, Karuga allegedly switched off his phone and went into hiding.
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) tracked him down and arrested him at the Isebania border while attempting to flee to Tanzania.
He appeared before Principal Magistrate Caroline Nyaguthii and pleaded not guilty.
He was released on a Ksh.200,000 bond, with the pre-trial hearing set for June 19, 2025.