A middle-aged man was on Monday arraigned before a Thika court, to answer to charges of possessing government goods fraudulently.
On investigations, Lazarus Muthomi, 56, was accused of being in possession of government trophy without a certificate of ownership, contrary to section 42(1) b laws of Kenya.
The prosecution told the court that the accused committed the offence on diverse dates from july 5 to 11 2014.
Muthomi was also charged with the offence that on July 12 last year at Kilimanjaro area in Ruiru, within Kiambu County, he was found in possession of two pieces of 2kg elephant tusks with a street value of Sh200,000 in contravention of section 56(2) of the wildlife conservation and management act.
The accused was arrested at his work place as a contractor working at Ruiru estates and remanded at Ruiru police station on February 21, and finally arraigned in court.
The accused however denied the two charges before the court, asking the court to release him on bond pending the next case hearing.
Resident magistrate Esther Mburu in her ruling granted the accused his request, and ordered for him to be released on Sh300,000 bail.
Magistrate Mburu ordered for the case mention on April 23 this year.