NAIROBI — A businessman was on Monday arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts over allegations of swindling a client out of millions in a bogus import deal.
Yasser Abdelwahab Mohammed was charged with obtaining money by false pretenses after allegedly duping Nasra Ibrahim Roble into paying him Sh2.3 million. According to the charge sheet, between March and November 2024, Mohammed pretended he could import and install a water filtration machine at Roble’s farm — a claim prosecutors say he knew was false.
Mohammed denied the charges before the court. His lawyer pleaded for leniency, saying his client had lived in Kenya for more than four years, was a legitimate businessman, and had only sought opportunities away from his home country. He requested the court to grant him cash bail of Sh50,000.
The prosecution did not oppose bail, but Senior Principal Magistrate granted Mohammed bail of Sh200,000 with the condition that he must provide a Kenyan contact person and surrender his passport to the court.
The case is scheduled for mention on October 15 before Court 8.
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