Foreign Businessman Tells Court How A Signature Linked To PS Omollo Led Him To Lose Ksh 61.8 Million

A foreign businessman has told a Nairobi court that a document signed by Interior PS Dr Raymond Omollo made him believe he had won a deal to supply 500 ambulances to the Kenyan government.

Talal Yousef Zaitoun testified before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Theresa Nyangena on Tuesday. He said the pre-qualification paper suggested he was cleared to deliver 500 high-roof diesel Toyota Hiace ambulances.

After making several payments he began to suspect a scam. By then he had paid USD 470750 or about Ksh 61.8 million. Part of the money was meant for legal and professional fees.

On March 7 2026 he shared the whole story with his elder brother Hatim Yousef. He showed him the signed contract and the pre-qualification document. “At this point I was not a hundred per cent sure it’s a scam” Talal said.

The two brothers searched online for the people who signed the certificate. They found nothing on one signatory but found Dr Omollo. After checking his online signatures Talal doubted the one on the document was his.

Hatim then suggested they contact the PS’s office. Talal called the office number he found online and a receptionist gave him the number of the PS’s personal assistant Collins Okendi. Okendi asked for the dates of the meetings at Harambee House and promised to check CCTV footage.

Seven people face charges of conspiracy to defraud Talal. They are Michael Musyoki Ngumbi, Evans Simotwo, Geofrey Were Odondi, Allan Mutahi Kariuki, Purity Njeri, Muniaro Jared Masinde and Kororia Simatwa.

The prosecution says they obtained the money between January 10 and February 23 2026 while in Nairobi. They allegedly acted jointly with others not before the court. The money was for the ambulances.

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