Woman Charged with Over KSh60 Million Fake Government Tender Scandal.
A woman has been charged at the Milimani Law Courts with multiple offences, including conspiracy to commit a felony, obtaining money by false pretences, and forgery, in connection with an alleged KSh60 million fraud scheme.
The accused, Joy Wangari Kamau, appeared in court on March 31, 2026, facing charges linked to the alleged defrauding of USD 398,000 (approximately KSh60 million).
According to the charge sheet, she is accused of conspiring with others not before the court between September 4, 2023 and December 30, 2023 within Nairobi County to commit a felony by fraudulently obtaining the money from Vijay Virma.
The prosecution alleges that she falsely claimed she was in a position to secure a government tender for the supply of laptops and other accessories to the Ministry of Information, Communication and Digital Economy under reference number MICT/VOL.1/VACC/2023-1.
In a separate count of obtaining money by false pretences, the court heard that she allegedly obtained the same amount from the complainant under the pretext of facilitating the tender, a representation the prosecution states she knew to be false.
Joy Wangari Kamau also faces a forgery charge, with the prosecution alleging that on November 1, 2023, she forged a document purporting it to be a genuine request for quotation issued by the Ministry of Information, Communication and Digital Economy.
The allegedly forged document was used to convince the complainant that the tender process was legitimate.
Court documents indicate that the accused was arrested on March 30, 2026 and remains in custody as the case proceeds.
The matter is before the Milimani Chief Magistrate’s Court for further directions.
