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Wash Wash: Serial Fraudster Mark Oduk Charged

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Controversial businessman Stephen Mark Oduk has been charged with being in possession of fake 100 US dollars.

Oduk appeared before Milimani chief Magistrate Francis Andayi and pleaded not guilty to two count of being in possession of me money and preparation to commit a felony.

The accused person is alleged to have committed the offence on September 25,2019 at Plan 254 restaurant along Nyangumi road in Kilimani,Nairobi county.

The flamboyant businessman is accused of being in possession of 1,000,000 papers intended to resemble and pass as special papers such as provided and used in making currency of united states 100 dollar bill.

He is facing the second count of possessing the said papers,intended to resemble and pass as special papers such as provided and used in making currency of united states 100 dollar bill in circumstances indicated that he was intending to commit a felony of cheating.

Through his lawyer Cliff Ombeta he urged the to release him on a linient cash bail of Sh. 100,000.

However, the Magistrate released him on a bond of Sh 1 million or an alternative cash bail of Sh. 500,000.

The case has been set for a mention on October 7,2019 and the hearing on October 30,2019.

Oduk was arrested after police stormed a popular club in Kilimani, Nairobi and seized fake 1 million US dollars and 147 fake gold bars.

The officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations also arrested the owner of Plan 254 Club Steve Oduk in the Wednesday night operation.


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