.Kelvin Mwaura Ngotho, was arrested on Tuesday by the DCI’s Operations Support Unit Detectives And taken to police cell
.The Directorate of Criminal Investigations said that Mwaura was apprehended at the same court premises when he appeared for the hearing of yet another gold scam case in which he is out on bond
The suspect implicated in the KSh 2.85 Billion Gold Scam involving two Malaysian Nationals were arraigned in Milimani Law Courts on Wednesday and charged with conspiracy to commit a felony
Kelvin Mwaura Ngotho, who was arrested on Tuesday by the DCI’s Operations Support Unit Detectives, pleaded not guilty to both charges and admitted to a bond of KSh3 million or alternative cash bail of KSh1 million.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations said that Mwaura was apprehended at the same court premises when he appeared for the hearing of yet another gold scam case in which he is out on bond.
“Operations Support detectives have been pursuing Mwaura since December 27, 2023, being the mastermind of the near-success $19,000,000 gold scam deal orchestrated by an 8-member gang,” DCI said Wednesday.
Investigations have established that Mwaura was the tenant of the Lavington-based premises in which the gang operated, having entered a tenancy agreement with the landlord to use the property as a residential house.
On the day when the deal involving 50kg of fake gold was to be sealed, detectives stormed the house where Mwaura’s seven accomplices were rounded up but he managed to escape.
They were arraigned and the matter scheduled for mention on March 13.
