Two Charged With Sh14M ASALs Cooking Oil Supply Scam

Two Nairobi residents have been charged with over Sh 14 million fraud in a cooking oil supply deal to the Regional Development of Arid and Semi-Arid Lands.

Juliet Wakiuru Nduta alias Waiguru alias Claris Njoki Ndung’u alias Juliet Waruguru and Josphate Mogwambo Nyamwange are accused of conspiring and obtaining Sh 14,830,00 from Mediquip Global Limited by pretending they were in a position to facilitate supply and delivery of cooking oil to the Regional Development of Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, a fact they knew to be false.

The two are alleged to have committed the offense on diverse dates 13th July and 20th November 2023 in Nairobi, jointly with others not before court, with intent to defraud.

Nduta is also charged with obtaining a consignment of Rina cooking oil from Mediquip by falsely representing herself to be an employee of State Department for Regional development of Arid and semi-Arid Lands, a fact she knew to be false.

On the other hand, Nyamwange is also charged with making a false Local Purchase Order No. 2880 for State department for Regional development and ASALS purporting it to be a genuine document issued by the said department l, a fact he knew to be false.

Nyamwange is alleged to have committed the offense on diverse dates between 13th and 20th July 2023 at unknown place within the Republic of Kenya, jointly with others not before court, with intent to defraud.

The duo denied the charges before Senior Principal Magistrate Robinson Ondieki.

After submitting on their release on bail, the court directed that it will deliver the ruling on bail on 8th April 2025.

In the meantime, the two will be remanded at Capitol Hill Police Station.