A Chadian national has been charged with defrauding former Garsen MP Danson Mungatana of Sh76 million on pretext of investing the cash in the oil industry.
Appearing before Nairobi Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi, Mr Abdoulaye Tamba also faced four other counts of being in possession of Sh960, 120,000 in fake currency.
He has also charged with defrauding a trader, Mr Makau Muteke, of Sh700,000 on the same pretext of investing them money on his behalf.
Mr Tamba denied the fraud charges and has been released on a cash bail of Sh3 million. The case will be heard on November 29 this year.
Following reports on social media that he had been conned by a witchdoctor, Mr Mungatana opened up the con scheme.
He said he fell prey to an investment scheme which was created by foreigners in cohort with local prominent leaders.
The former MP said the proprietors of the scheme involved in buying and selling of oil appealed to deep-pocketed Kenyans to invest with them on promise of getting huge profits in return.
“We received profit in the first and second rounds, but the third time the proprietors of the scheme disappeared with our money,” said the former assistant minister without revealing the amount he lost.