A man has been charged with masterminding a fraudulent gold scheme and was presented at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi. Ronald Osonga Khejeri faces allegations of illegally acquiring more than $1.3 million (Ksh. 179 million).
During the proceedings before Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina, the prosecution claimed that between March 31 and May 30, 2024, Khejeri collaborated with several accomplices—some of whom have already been charged while others remain unidentified—to deceive an investor named Tanner Caldwell Cook.
The court was informed that Khejeri and his accomplices made fraudulent claims regarding the sale of 3,370 kilograms of gold, successfully persuading Cook to invest Ksh. 179.5 million. He faces charges of conspiracy to defraud and obtaining money under false pretenses.
Khejeri has pleaded not guilty to the allegations and has been released on a cash bail of Ksh. 400,000. The next hearing for the case is set for March 12, 2025.
