Evans Asuga Ongicho
An advocate of the High Court who allegedly used tricks to defraud Sh 5.8 million from a client is in danger.
The accused person, advocate Evans Asuga Ongicho, is said to have defrauded Sh5,858,080 from the property of Misheck Mokua Saboke contrary to the law.
The court heard that the accused person received the said cash in the name of his law firm, Ongicho Ongico & Co. Advocates, and through the Equity Bank. The money had been awarded from the Court of Appeal ruling in the civil appeal against the National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation.
The court heard that the accused person, advocate Evans Ongicho, is alleged to have committed the offence on diverse dates between 17th October 2019 and 5th February 2020, being an agent of Saboke as an advocate of the High Court.
In court, the accused person vehemently denied the charges before a Milimani Magistrate and was released on a bond of Sh1 million or a cash bail of Sh200,000.
The matter will be mentioned on 26th November 2020. A businessman has been charged with intermeddling with the property of a deceased person in Kiambu County.
