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Five suspected fraudsters arrested in a Ksh.13.5 million gold scam, the latest to be revealed in Nairobi which seems replete with them, were Thursday afternoon released on a Ksh. 200,000 cash bail each. Kibra Magistrate's Court declined the prosecution's request to hold them for five more days as investigations continue. The suspected scammers are said to have swindled Australian national Boomfield Thor Ksh.13.5 million after allegedly handcuffing him and forcefully obtaining the money in US Dollars before assaulting him and threatening him with jail and deportation. Thor narrated his ordeal at the hands of the scammers who resorted to violence when he outsmarted them and refused to pay before viewing and testing the gold. Beaten cuffed and held at gunpoint, he had no choice but to sen...

Chief Registrar of Judiciary Anne Amadi‘s link to the Sh130 million gold scam has in the recent times out the reputation of the Kenyan judiciary in bad light given that criminal networks in the fake gold scam has been conning hundreds of millions from foreigners putting Kenya in a row with other countries. Amadi has distanced herself from the Sh100 million fake gold scam, saying it was her son who has been managing the law firm linked to the gold scam. In a fresh suit seeking to set aside orders that froze her accounts, Amadi claims that she left private practice on January 13, 2014 when she was appointed as the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary. Initially, Justice David Majanja was handling the case and issued orders freezing her accounts, that of her son and two others on the ap...

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Five ‘Wash Wash’ Suspects In Ksh.13M Gold Scam Released On Ksh.200K Cash Bail

Anne Amadi’s Link To Alleged Gold Fraud A Risk To Judiciary Reputation, CJ Koome Must Act Fast