Two people were, on Monday, arraigned in a Nairobi court for defrauding individuals using President Uhuru Kenyatta's mother's name, Mama Ngina.
The two were charged before Magistrate Kennedy Cheruiyot with obtaining money through false pretense and conspiracy to defraud.
The suspects, Irene Wanjiku Njeri and Fredrick Kinani, were accused of conspiring to defraud Mary Wanjiku of Ksh 250,000.
Njeri and Kinani falsely pretended that they were in a position to recruit her children to the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF).
Additionally, the two were further accused of alleging they would secure the said children's jobs in Germany through Mama Ngina.
In court, Njeri requested for lenient bond terms stating that she was a single mother with sick children.
Kinani, the second accused person, also pleaded with the court for leniency claiming he was the sole breadwinner to seven children.
The two pleaded not guilty to the charges and were released on a cash bail of Ksh 100,000 each.
Previously, the Kenyatta name was used by 10 people to defraud Sameer Africa boss of Ksh10 million.
It is alleged that they used a mobile phone to call Sameer Africa chairman, Naushad Merali, asking him to facilitate the release of the money for the purchase of land, while mimicking the voice of the President Uhuru.
