A 21-year-old Moi University final-year education student has been charged at the Eldoret Law Courts over the alleged unauthorised access to a bank account and transfer of KSh499,800.
Purity Moraa Mokaya appeared before Principal Magistrate Kimani Mukabi, where she faced three counts under the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act, 2018.
The charges include unauthorised access to a computer system under Section 14(1), access with intent to commit a further offence, and acquisition of proceeds of crime under Section 15(1).
The court heard that on July 30, 2026, Mokaya, jointly with others who have not been presented before the court, allegedly accessed a bank account belonging to Mark Juma Odhiambo without authorisation.
She is accused of transferring KSh499,800 from the account to an I&M Bank account held in her name.
The prosecution further alleged that she fraudulently acquired the money as proceeds of crime from an Absa Bank account belonging to the complainant.
Mokaya denied all three charges.
The prosecution informed the court that the accused is also facing similar computer misuse charges in other courts, which are yet to be heard and determined.
Five witnesses have been lined up to testify in the case, including the complainant and the investigating officer, PC Edwin Mukholi of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Eldoret.
During the bond hearing, Mokaya requested reasonable bond or cash bail and pledged to attend all court sessions.
The magistrate declined to grant cash bail but released her on a bond of KSh500,000 with one surety.
The case will be mentioned on November 23, 2026, before Court 3.
