Two unstoppable and determined fraudsters, Emmanuel Charles Osore and his buddy, controversial lawyer Michael Otieno Owano, have been charged in court in connection to a Sh 62 million fraud.
Emmanuel Charles Osore is a politician allied to the Ford Kenya party. His behaviour for the past years reflects a corrupt man who has allegedly defrauded locals of millions of dollars. For instance, there are claims that detectives are investigating another file in which he has defrauded another victim.
“Yes, investigations are ongoing; just like his co-accused persons, they are all men of interest concerning crime and fraud-related activities,” said a source.
According to the DCI and our investigations, they jointly defrauded the said foreigner of USD 400,000 (approximately Sh60 million) from Cohen Oshry after lying to him that a tender of installing a GSM offensive system for the Ministry of Defence under request proposals reference number MOD/SDM/CS/01/2023-2024 was in their mind and knew that they were conning.
The above fraudsters committed the said offence on August 25, 2022, and on January 22, 2024, with others not before the court but in Kenya.
Our investigations reveal that rogue lawyer Micheal Otieno Owano’s main role was to create confidence and ensure that the fraud activity looked genuine.
Dangerous Osore was separately charged with a false cybersecurity project committed under letter reference number DHQ/CYBER/785/1DM, which pointed to ISKY Holdings Limited and purported to be genuine and valid ministry papers.
Osore faced more additional charges; for instance, he was additionally charged with making a false service level agreement contract number MOD00322023 in respect of the supply, delivery, installation, testing, and commissioning of a GSM cyber offence system for the ministry. The said ISYK Holdings Limited, purporting it to be a genuine and valid document issued by the ministry.
Controversial lawyer Michael Owano is facing a pending criminal case at the DCI and has allegedly tried to bribe the DPP to force his case to drop.
They all denied the charges before Principal Magistrate Gilbert Shikwe and pleaded for lenient bond terms.
They were released on Sh 500,000 and Sh 400,000, respectively.
The case will proceed later next month for further directions