A city advocate was on the afternoon of Thursday, September 2 arraigned before a Kisumu court and charged with four counts including conspiracy to defraud millions of shillings.
Hellen Kuke appeared before Chief Magistrate Peter Gesora and was charged with conspiracy to defraud contrary to section 317 of the Penal Code.
The court heard that on the diverse dates of January 30th, 2020 and March 3 2020 at unknown place jointly with others who did not appear before the court being the sole proprietor of Kuke and Company Advocates conspired with intent to defraud Madison General Insurance Kenya Limited Ksh. 26.4 million.
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According to the charge sheet, she conspired to defraud the sum amount of money through Kenya Power by falsely filling documents in Civil suit number 26/2020 at Nyando law courts on alleged electrocution of Beatrice Adhiambo on January 30th a fact she knew was false.
In the second count, she was charged with attempt to obtain money by false pretense contrary to section 389 as read with section 313 of the penal code.
In count 3, Kuke was accused of making a document without authority.
That on February 18th, 2020 at unknown place with intent to defraud Madison Insurance through Kenya Power generated a certain document namely a discharge summary in-patient No. 310014 under names of Beatrice Adhiambo purported to have originated from Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching And Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) alleging that Adhiambo was admitted and treated at the facility.
While in count 4, she was accused of uttering a false document with intent to defraud contrary to section 353 of the penal code.
"That on March 3rd 2020 at Nyando law courts knowingly and fraudulently uttered a forged document namely discharge summary to Caren Onyango, a court administrator at Nyando law courts purporting to be genuine document filled and issued by JOOTRH,"read part of the charge sheet.
She however pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
In her defend, she pleaded with the court to release her on favourable bond terms.
The magistrate on his side released her on a bond a cash bail of sh.1million with an alternative bond of sh.2 million.
Sylvester Thuo, the prosecutor who was handling the matter requested the accused person to submit all the necessary documents in court to be used during the hearing.
“The accused person is hereby ordered to submit a witness statement, necessary documents and exhibits to the court,” ordered Gesora.
The matter will be mentioned on September 15 and heard on October 4th.
