Court orders businessmen Patrick Ngare Muchina, Muke wa Mansoni Didier to get back their cash bail after acquittal

A Milimani court Chief Magistrate has ordered that the cash bail deposited in court by businessmen Patrick Ngare Muchina, Muke wa Mansoni Didier be returned to them.

” I have heard the counsel and Mr.Ngugi and there is no objection to have the accused persons be refunded their cash bail, in circumstances, i allow the application and the 1st and the 3rd accused persons case is withdrawn under section 87(a)cpc and they are discharged, their cash bail be refunded,”

This comes after the two were discharged after they wrongly charged in Sh64 million fake gold deal scam.

According to the court papers, their acquittal came after the prosecution reviewing their file and made about turn.

Shitumbi directed.

Their acquittal came after the prosecution told the court that they were innocent and there were no enough evidence to convict them in the case.

” We wish to apply to withdraw the charges against the 1st and the 3nd accused persons under section 87(I)cpc for reasons that the file has been reviewed afresh and i have the instructions to withdraw,” said the court prosecutor.

This is now a big relief to Mr.Patrick Ngare Muchina and Congolese national Muke wa Mansoni Didier who had been wrongly convicted.

Their acquittal now leaves behind Mr Kelvin Mwaura Ngotho who is believed to be behind the alledged fraud.

” The evidence against Mwaura is overwhelming and we shall be amending the charges to make some rectifications on them,” said the prosecution.

According to the court papers, Mwaura alledgly defrauded Iranian Sadegh Sadeghain Abolfazi Sh64m in fake gold scam.

The court papers says that the accused person alledgly defrauded the said cash by falsely pretending that they were in a position to sell him gold a fact he knew was falso.

Initially all the accused persons had been charged with several counts of conspiracy to commit a felony and obtaining money by false pretense from Iranian businessman.