Advocate implicated in Sh61.8M gold fraud released on bail

06, Aug 2026 / 3 min read / By Rhoda Bogeta

A Milimani court has released Advocate of the High Court Alphonce Collins Odoyo Osewe on a bond of KSh1 million with one surety of a similar amount, or an alternative cash bail of KSh300,000, after he pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of obtaining money by false pretences and money laundering. Osewe took plea before Milimani Chief Magistrate Gethi Kibiru, who ruled on August 6, 2026, that the prosecution had failed to establish compelling reasons to deny him bail.

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