A profiled serial fraudster and self-styled flamboyant city businessman Nashon Otieno Angudha popularly known as Kuja who has gained notoriety of multiple farud cases and currently facing Sh37.9million fake gold scam syndicate was today arrested at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi in connection to another separate fraud case when he appeared for the mention of his case.
Otieno was seized by detectives attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) at after he appeared for the mention of the above case in which he was charged in April this year for defrauding Malaysian investor Surinder Singh Kanda in a fake gold scam valued Sh37.9million.
The shady businessman who has also been publicly expressing political overtures had pretended to the investor that he was in a position to hire a private jet to transport 300 kilogram of gold to Dubai.
Otieno is accused that on diverse dates between July 13, 2023 and October 18, 2023 at Runda Glory Valley Estate jointly with others not before court obtained Sh37,500,000 from Surinder Singh Kanda.
In the case that he was coming for, Otieno was charged on April 11,2024 with two of gold fraud.
Otieno is expected to be charged tomorrow with new counts of fraud.
In the initial case, the 29 years old man is alleged to have conspired to steal Sh37.9million million from Surindah Singh by falsely pretending that the money was meant to hire a private jet and payment of insurance and taxes for 300 kilograms of gold.
It is said that the gold was to be transported from Kenya to Dubai. He had pleaded with the court to be released on favorable bond terms.
The prosecution had opposed an application to have him released on bail.
Last year, Nashon alongside two of his accomplices were at a Kibera court for Kidnapping and robbing an Italian couple Sh13.5 million.
They were also accused of forgery and indecently touching a woman.
They included Nashon, Felix Ochieng Nyongesa and Jack Ouma Okwiri.
They appeared before Senior Principal Magistrate Jacqueline Kahuya where they denied the charges.
The court heard that the accused person committed the offence on October 28, 2023, at house number 685 in Runda Glory Valley Estate within Nairobi County.
They allegedly robbed Thor Bloomfield a gold necklace valued at USD 10000 and a Rolex watch valued at USD 20,000 all valued at USD 30,000 and at the same time injured him.
They were charged in the second count with allegedly robbing another Victim a woman of USD 60,000, a gold necklace, valued at USD 12,000 and a diamond hearing valued at USD 5000 all valued at USD 87,000 and immediately after the time of search robbery used actual violent to the said woman.
In the third count, the three were charged with committing an indecent act with a woman where they allegedly intentionally used their hands to touch the private parts and breasts of a woman against her will.
In another count, Otieno was charged with possessing forged bank notes against the law. He was charged that on October 28, 2023, at Kilimani area within Nairobi County without lawful authority he was found possessing USD 9,899 forged USD Currency note for 100 denomination.
The three were jointly charged with making a document without authority contrary to the law.
The court heard that they committed the offence at an unknown place and time within the Republic of Kenya.
With the intent to defraud, the three are said to have made Mineral dealers trading licenses purporting it to be a genuine document issued by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining knowing it to be false.
They faced several other counts of Forgery and making false documents contrary to the law.
The defence requested favourable bond terms saying that they were not a flight risk and were ready to abide by the court’s directions.
The magistrate released them on Sh300,000 with alternative bond terms of Sh4 million.
He is out on Sh300,000 bail