Peter Mutua Maithya has been accused of defrauding Janet Middah Ngota of Sh16.7 million by falsely claiming he was making a capital investment on her behalf. According to court documents, the alleged fraud took place through his company, Vimcape Capital Limited, between January 2020 and September 2021 in Nairobi.

The accused person, just as mentioned above, is accused of obtaining Sh 16,750,000 from Janet Middah Ngota by falsely pretending that he was making a capital investment for her benefit, a fact he knew to be false.

According to the court papers, the accused person, Peter Mutua Maithya, along with his company, Vimcape Capital Limited, is alleged to have committed the offence on diverse dates between 26 January 2020 and 13 September 2021 at the company’s offices at Bruce House in Nairobi with the intent to defraud.

Peter Mutua Maithya in court

When he was arraigned in court, he denied the charges before Chief Magistrate Lukas Onyina and was granted bail of Sh1.5 million with a surety of the same amount.

Three directors of Tareef Enterprises Limited have failed to plead to fraud charges in a Sh 14 million business deal following an order issued by the High Court.

Principal Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi heard that the High Court had issued orders prohibiting the Director of Public Prosecution from preferring charges against him.