Titus Nyakundi accused of defrauding Anastacia Wanja KSh 10,297,469.
A Nairobi court has charged Titus Nyakundi with multiple offences of fraud and money laundering involving more than KSh 10.2 million.
Court documents state that between September 2022 and October 2024, Nyakundi tricked Anastacia Wanja into giving him KSh 10,297,469 by pretending he would buy green tea for her. The prosecution said he knew from the start that this was false.
Apart from fraud, Nyakundi is also accused of acquiring the same amount of money through his mobile phone, registered under his name. The charge sheet noted that he knew, or should have known, that the funds were proceeds of crime.
An alternative charge of possession of proceeds of crime was also listed. Prosecutors told the court that he was found holding the money within the said period, while fully aware of its illegal source.
The prosecution further pressed a fourth charge, stating Nyakundi used the KSh 10,297,469 in transactions through his phone. This, they said, violated the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2009.
Nyakundi pleaded not guilty to all the charges. The magistrate granted him a KSh 5 million bond or a cash bail of KSh 3 million with two contact persons.
He was also ordered to surrender his passport to the court pending the trial. The matter will be mentioned on 29th September 2025 for pre-trial.
