The director of a private company who was charged for defrauding ksh 122 million has been charged afresh for attacking the complainant Tonny Ketter.
The director of the company trading as Novo games international who has been charged of defrauding ksh 122 million has now been accused for causing publication of malicious and damaging information against the complainant
The complainant Tonny Ketter through his lawyer who is watching brief in the case Chatia Ebwoyele told the court that the said article was published on 3rd November 2026 at 8:50 Pm when the accused had been released on bail.
The lawyer told trial magistrate Daisy Mutai that the said article is so damaging that argues the prosecutions case and thus putting his defence against the complainant.
The lawyer submitted the article with the attachments to the court saying the matter has since been reported to the DCI for investigation
He said that the publication of the article goes against the orders of the court in which the accused was restrained from either attacking the complainant directly or indirectly
The court directed the investigating officer to file an affidavit over the complaints made by Tonny Ketter, the said complaints have been made in an open court by the lawyer watching brief for the complainant.
The matter will be mentioned on 23rd November for further pre trial.
The accused Eliud Wachira limuyu was arraigned before principal magistrate Daisy Mutai where he denied a criminal charge levelled against him by the prosecution.
The accused is said to have received a colossal sum of money from Tonny Ketter by claiming that he was in a position to develop mobile game application and chemical weapon detector.
The prosecution told the court that the offences were committed between 2020 and 2024 in Nairobi county.
The prosecution did not oppose the accused being released on bond or cashbail but the lawyer representing the complainant Chatia Ebwoyele told the court that the accused had threatened the complainant while being held at Muthainga police station.
He said if the accused is released on bond is likely to harm the complainant and other prosecution witnesses.
However the court in exercising it’s discretion directed the accused person to deposit a cash bail of 5 million with two surities of similar amount.
The accused was given an alternative bond of sh 10 m plus one contact person.
;By Gladys Musyoka_Crime and Justice Correspondent