Witness Seeks Protection from Cross-examination as Italian Nationals Mount Defense in Court
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Julius Mwabonje
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A prominent Malindi lawyer was forced to seek Kilifi courts protection during cross examination in a Ksh32 million fraud case involving two Italian nationals.
Tukero Ole Kina was appearing before Kilifi chief magistrate James Mwaniki when he sort protection from the plaintiff lawyer Ndegwa Njiiri’s questions over his alleged role in the sale agreements of purchase of the villas at Rafiki Villas Limited in Watamu to Mr Fiorenzo Girola, Ms Rosa Tettamanzi and Ms Rita Nappo.
The two Italians are accused of obtaining Ksh15 million from Girola Fiorenzo and Ksh17 million from Rita Nappo by pretending that they were in a position to sublease them houses at Rafiki Village in Watamu between 2018 and 2021.
The accused were charged that on various dates between August 30 2018 and August 1, 2019 at the Watamu area of Malindi Subcounty in Kilifi County with intent to defraud they jointly obtained Ksh17 million from Rita Nappo by pretending that they were in a position to sublease her Villa No.5A.
The Villa was on a Plot of Land number Kilifi Jimba 1544 measuring approximately 0.327 hectares a fact they knew to be false.
In the second count, the two Italians were also charged that on various dates between March 21, 2020 and February 24, 2021 at the Watamu area of Malindi subcounty with intent to defraud they obtained Ksh15 million from Girola Fiorenzo by pretending that they were in a position to sublease her Villa number 4 B.
Hearing is ongoing.
