DCI sleuths have arrested and arraigned in Milimani Law Courts one Kelvin Mwaura Ngotho, the main suspect in a Sh2.85 billion gold scam investigation involving two Malaysian nationals. Mwaura was apprehended at the same court premises when he appeared for the hearing of yet another gold scam case in which he is out on bond.
Operations Support detectives have reportedly pursued Mwaura since December 27th, 2023. He is said to be the mastermind of the nearly successful $19,000,000 gold scam deal orchestrated by an 8-member gang. In the investigations, it was established that Mwaura was the tenant of the Lavington-based premises in which the gang operated, having entered a tenancy agreement with the landlord to use the property as a residential house.
On the day when the deal involving 50kg of fake gold was to be sealed, detectives stormed the house where Mwaura’s seven accomplices were rounded up but he managed to escape. They have since been arraigned.
Earlier this morning, Mwaura was arraigned at court no.4 before Hon. R.K Ondieki charged with conspiracy to commit a felony and Attempt to commit a felony. He pleaded not guilty to both charges and was admitted to a bond of Sh3 million or alternative cash bail of Sh1 million. The matter will be mentioned on 13th March 2024 at the same court.
In December 2023, the DCI Operations Support Unit (OSU) arrested several suspects involved in a mega gold scam that targeted two Malaysian nationals.
They discovered multiple tools of trade involved in the Sh2.85 billion botched fraudulence. It is since then that they pursued Kelvin.