Two people linked to electronic fraud were on Friday arraigned before a Kiambu court charged with conspiring to steal Sh135.4 million from National Bank of Kenya. Patrick Shakaba and Brayan Onjula, who appeared before senior principal magistrate Stella Atambo, are among 131 suspects whom the DCI is pursuing in connection with electronic fraud through hacking into bank systems. The accused persons were brought to court after presenting themselves to the police upon learning they were being sought by detectives. Wafula and Okombo denied various counts of theft, handling suspected stolen money and conspiracy to commit a felony. On January 24, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations obtained arrest warrants issued by a Kiambu court for 79 suspects, while the rest 52 issued were by Nairobi’s Milimani courts.

Source: The Star February 01, 2019 21:11 UTC