Nairobi UDA aspirant acquitted in Ksh25M fraud case
A Milimani Court has acquitted a Nairobi United Democratic Alliance (UDA) woman representative aspirant, Faith Mwikali Ndiwa, alias Faith Nguthu, of a Ksh25 million fraud case. Faith was charged two years ago with several counts, including cheating contrary to section 315 of the Penal Code, charges which she denied, and a plea of not guilty […]
Milimani Court acquitted Faith Mwikali Ndiwa, also known as Faith Nguthu, the aspirant for Nairobi United Democratic Alliance (UDA) woman representative, of a Ksh25 million fraud case. Faith, accused of cheating contrary to section 315 of the Penal Code, denied the charges and pleaded not guilty. The case revolved around the alleged defrauding of a Nigerian bank official, Jude Olabayo Veracruz, of the amount between June 2022 and December 2022 in Nairobi County.
Principal Magistrate Caroline Nyaguthii Mugo acquitted Faith, stating that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that she defrauded the Nigerian. The court ruled that the prosecution did not establish dishonest representation of conduct attributed to the accused person, and the evidence did not conclusively prove that the payments were made due to a false representation.
Consequently, Faith was found not guilty, and the prosecutor did not meet the required standards for conviction.
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