Emmanuel Charles Osore
Michael Otieno Owano
A man linked to Ford Kenya and a close buddy of Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, alongside a city advocate, has been charged with Sh 62M fraud.
Emmanuel Charles Osore and Michael Otieno Owano were charged at a Milimani Court, respectively, after they defrauded the businessman of Sh62M, contrary to the law.
Additionally, Lawyer Owano is charged alongside Reagan Odhiambo Okelo and politician Emmanuel Charles Osore, who was allegedly the mastermind of the entire plan.
The three accused persons allegedly conspired to steal USD 400,000, equivalent to about Sh. 62 million, from Cohen Oshry by falsely pretending that they were in a position to secure him a tender for the supply, delivery, installation, and testing of a GSM offensive system to the Ministry of Defence under Request for Proposals (RFP) Reference Number MOD/SDM/CS/01/2023-2024.
The court heard that they jointly committed the offence on diverse dates between 25 August 2022 and 22 January 2024 at an unknown place in the country, jointly with others who are still at large.
The prosecution alleges that the three accused persons, to defraud Isky Holding Limited of Sh 62 million, forged a cyber security project commitment letter reference number DHQ/CYBER/785/IDM, addressed to the said ISKY Holdings Limited, while purporting it to be a genuine and valid document issued by the Ministry of Defence of Kenya.
According to the court papers, Okello and Osore were also charged with knowingly and fraudulently uttering a false cybersecurity project commitment letter reference number DHQ/CYBER/785/1DM dated 13th March 2023 to Oshry, a director of ISYK.
They are said to have committed the offense on 15th March 2023 at an unknown place in Kenya.
They denied the charges and pleaded for a lenient bond term.
The court released them on bond
