Three members of the same family have been convicted by a Kisumu court over a fraudulent scheme that saw Sh113.2 million belonging to Kisumu-based Such Enterprises Limited diverted between October 2020 and July 2021.
Senior Principal Magistrate Fatuma Rashid found Christopher Joseph Okal, Grace Minayo Okal and Victor Anyumba guilty on all six counts brought against them by the prosecution, led by Principal Prosecution Counsel Douglas Moseti.
The trio was convicted of conspiracy to commit a felony, money laundering and acquisition and possession of proceeds of crime. Christopher Okal, who worked as an accountant at the company, also faced additional charges of stealing by servant, fraudulent false accounting and stealing.
According to evidence presented in court, Okal allegedly manipulated the company’s accounting system by creating fictitious transactions and diverting customer payments into bank and mobile money accounts linked to his co-convicts.
A forensic document examination and an audit report presented by the prosecution established that Sh113,227,529 had not been accounted for.
The court also heard that some customers had been instructed to deposit payments for goods into accounts associated with the accused rather than Such Enterprises Limited’s official accounts.
Prosecution witnesses included company employees, customers, bank officials, forensic examiners and investigating officers, who provided evidence detailing how the scheme was allegedly executed and concealed.
In her ruling, Magistrate Rashid rejected the defence’s argument that the transactions were legitimate business arrangements, finding that the prosecution had demonstrated a coordinated scheme to defraud the company and conceal the proceeds.
The court was persuaded by the prosecution’s argument that Okal was the mastermind of the scheme and had used accounts belonging to Grace Minayo Okal and Victor Anyumba to receive diverted sales proceeds in an attempt to conceal the money trail.
Grace Okal and Anyumba were also found guilty of stealing and participating in money-laundering activities connected to the diverted payments.
After weighing the prosecution’s evidence against the defence, the magistrate ruled that the case had been proved against all three accused persons beyond the required legal threshold and convicted them under Section 215 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
The three are scheduled to be sentenced on October 29, 2026.
Three members of the same family have been convicted by a Kisumu court over a fraudulent scheme that saw Sh113.2 million belonging to Kisumu-based Such Enterprises Limited diverted between October 2020 and July 2021.
Senior Principal Magistrate Fatuma Rashid found Christopher Joseph Okal, Grace Minayo Okal and Victor Anyumba guilty on all six counts brought against them by the prosecution, led by Principal Prosecution Counsel Douglas Moseti.
The trio was convicted of conspiracy to commit a felony, money laundering and acquisition and possession of proceeds of crime. Christopher Okal, who worked as an accountant at the company, also faced additional charges of stealing by servant, fraudulent false accounting and stealing.
According to evidence presented in court, Okal allegedly manipulated the company’s accounting system by creating fictitious transactions and diverting customer payments into bank and mobile money accounts linked to his co-convicts.
A forensic document examination and an audit report presented by the prosecution established that Sh113,227,529 had not been accounted for.
The court also heard that some customers had been instructed to deposit payments for goods into accounts associated with the accused rather than Such Enterprises Limited’s official accounts.
Prosecution witnesses included company employees, customers, bank officials, forensic examiners and investigating officers, who provided evidence detailing how the scheme was allegedly executed and concealed.
In her ruling, Magistrate Rashid rejected the defence’s argument that the transactions were legitimate business arrangements, finding that the prosecution had demonstrated a coordinated scheme to defraud the company and conceal the proceeds.
The court was persuaded by the prosecution’s argument that Okal was the mastermind of the scheme and had used accounts belonging to Grace Minayo Okal and Victor Anyumba to receive diverted sales proceeds in an attempt to conceal the money trail.
Grace Okal and Anyumba were also found guilty of stealing and participating in money-laundering activities connected to the diverted payments.
After weighing the prosecution’s evidence against the defence, the magistrate ruled that the case had been proved against all three accused persons beyond the required legal threshold and convicted them under Section 215 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
The three are scheduled to be sentenced on October 29, 2026.
