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Gideon Zeddie Otieno, His Life in Gold Scam and Whereabout of Witness

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Gideon Zeddie Otieno is a man with the desire for gold and the millions involved if the court case at the Milimani courts is something to go by.

He is linked to Sh 56 million gold fraud case where he is charged alongside a Congolese citizen but the misery of missing witness is raising eyebrows.

The case was yesterday adjourned to a later date after the witnesses failed to turn up.

The prosecution indicated that the matter has been in Court since 2019 and the witness has never been found.

The three-year-old case was supposed to be heard by Milimani Chief magistrate Micheni Wendy, but it couldn’t since witnesses were not in court.

In the case, Otieno is charged with Ishikunga Andre Kongolo alias Joseph, a Congolese national.

They are accused of stealing a shipment of 200 kg of gold worth Sh 56 million from Ibrahim Kostoeb Kostoev.

The two are accused of committing the offence on December 21, 2018, at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Swiss Port office No. 223 in Nairobi, together with others who were not in court.

According to the prosecution, Kostoev visited Uganda in December and met a Congolese named Rajabu Pulush in Kampala who told him he could give him 50 kg of gold for $28,000.

Things went awry after Kostoev deposited a portion of the cash, and he was compelled to make an extra payment.

A quarrel then ensued , after which Kostiev was subsequently notified that the gold had been confiscated by Ugandans.

The matter will be mentioned again on December 14, 2022, for additional instructions.