Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi has granted bail to seven suspects accused of impersonating President Uhuru Kenyatta in a bid to steal from Sameer Group chairman Naushad Merali on a cash bail of Sh100,000 each.
Joseph Waswa the fake Uhuru, Duncan Muchai, Isaac Wajekeche, William Simiyu, David Luganya, Gilbert Kirunja, and Anthony Wafula were charged with obtaining Sh10 million from Akif Hamid Butt, the Finance Director of Sameer Africa in a deal of selling to him a piece of land LR No.10090/118 in Milimani area, Nairobi.
They were arrested over the weekend by detective and are being investigated in connection with forgery, conspiracy to defraud and obtaining money by false pretenses, involving huge sums and senior State House officials. The seven will be required to report to the Directorate of Criminal Investigation every week for the next three weeks.
On Tuesday, chief magistrate Francis Andayi rejected an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to have them detained for 10 more days to enable police to conclude investigations. The suspects allegedly used mobile phone number 0722 208842 to call Merali and asked him to release Sh10 million so as to facilitate the purchase of land.