A 46-year-old man was on Wednesday arraigned in a court in Nakuru to face charges of fraudulently obtaining money from twenty form four leavers by pretending to run a youth empowerment training centre that would train and employ youth.
Joshua Ngaira, who appeared before Chief Resident Magistrate James Mwaniki, however through his lawyer Gideon Mosoti denied the charges and was released on a Sh100,000 cash bond before the hearing of the case on May 20, this year.
The prosecution desk had told the parked court that the accused had on placed an advertisement on posters and fliers claiming that a purported Non-Governmental Organization namely Youth Empowerment Programme Africa (YEPA) was offering a four weeks training workshop in Nakuru.
The advertisement had indicated that applicant should be below 26 years of age and should book places for interviews by paying Sh1000 through a money transfer company that is popular in the country.
The court was also told that the accused had also employed the services of ‘field officers’, who had traveled across the county and other parts of the country asking form four leavers to apply for the youth empowerment programme.
However, those who applied for the interview were never called to attend the interview, and never received any feedback after continuously calling the accused.
The magistrate was told that the accused person was arrested on April 17, this year, after the complainants recorded a statement at Nakuru Police station and with the Criminal Investigations Department.