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A Nairobi court heard a bail application in a case involving a suspect accused of orchestrating a Sh60 million government tender scam linked to allegations of fraud, forgery, and obtaining money by false pretences. The prosecution alleges that "between September and December 2023, Joy Wangari Kamau conspired to defraud a complainant, Vijay Virma, by falsely claiming she could secure a government tender for the supply of laptops and accessories to the Ministry of Information, Communication and Digital Economy.”prosecution alleged. Joy Wangari Kamau before Milimani Residing Magistrate Joan Mati on March 31,2026/Photo/Reporter Wangari is further accused of obtaining USD 398,000 (approximately Sh60 million) through the alleged scheme and forging a Request for Quotation document referenced MICT/VOL.I/VACC/2023-1 to make the transaction appear legitimate. The accused denied all charges when she appeared before the Milimani Law Courts, where she is facing three counts arising from the al...

Nairobi Law Firm Employee Charged with Sh3.45M Money Laundering Case A Nairobi law firm employee has been charged before a court with multiple counts of money laundering and obtaining money by false pretences involving Sh3.45 million. Mercy Wangari Wachiuri denied the charges, which allege that she handled proceeds of crime amounting to Sh3,450,000, said to have been fraudulently obtained from Grace Njeri Irungu through a fake goods transaction involving the supply of rice and sugar. The prosecution told the court that between May 14 and August 2025, the accused allegedly participated in concealing the funds, which were proceeds of crime from the fraudulent scheme. Mercy Wangari Wachiuri before Milimani magistrate court on March 31st 2026/photo/reporter  Investigators further alleged that part of the money was used to purchase an orange Ford Ranger, registration number KDT 605S, which is believed to be proceeds of crime. The court also heard that the accused allegedly transferred o...