The trial of a Congolese national and a city trader facing charges of stealing a gold consignment worth over Sh56 million from a Russian has been adjourned.
The matter failed proceed yet again and was pushed to next year before trial Magistrate Wendy Kagendo.
The case has been dragging in court since they were charged three years ago.
Ishikunga Andre Kongolo alias Joseph and Gedion Zeddie Otieno are accused of stealing 200 kilograms of gold valued at Sh 56 million from Ibragim Kostoeb Kostoev.
They have since denied the charge and are out after posting cash bail of Sh1 million each and the Congolese directed to have a Kenyan contact person.
It is alleged that the two committed the offence on December 21, 2018 at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Swiss Port office No. 223 in Nairobi, jointly with others not before court.
Kostoev allegedly travelled to Uganda in December last year and met a Congolese by the name Rajabu Pulush in Ugendo, Kampala. Pulush allegedly said he would sell to them 50 kilograms of gold at 28,000 US dollars.
In the trade, they also met one Abdalla Mugambo, a Ugandan national.
They were allegedly asked to pay 100,000 US dollars which was meant for shipping and taxes.
The money was wired to an account at Diamond Trust Bank in Uganda, in the name of RABI MINERALS.
Soon after depositing the said money, the story allegedly changed and the seller said that they could not ship the 50 kilograms that the consignment should be 200 kilograms.
The complainant paid another $ 300,000 and a further $ 42,000 US dollars equivalent to Sh 44.2 million.
According to reports, after paying this much, the complainants were sure the gold would be shipped without a hitch but were shocked when the seller asked them for another $ 200,000 UD dollars, which he refused to pay and the seller prevented the shipping.
It was then agreed that the consignment would be brought to Nairobi where it would be shipped through JKIA.
It is further alleged that it was to be shipped through a company called Afri Solutions limited.
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