The case concerns alleged fraudulent acquisition and use of Kenyan identity documents.
The accused faces four charges linked to Kenyan identity documents after detectives arrested him before a flight to Dar es Salaam.
A Somali national has denied four charges involving alleged Kenyan document fraud and unlawful presence in the country. He appeared before the JKIA Law Courts on November 12 following his arrest at the airport.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations said officers arrested him on October 27 as he prepared to fly to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Detectives from the Immigration and Citizen Services department subsequently investigated the case, leading to his prosecution.
Prosecutors accused him of knowingly presenting an identity card with false entries to deceive authorities. He also faces allegations of making false declarations to obtain a Kenyan passport and a temporary permit.
Bond terms in Kenyan document fraud case
However, the accused rejected all four charges, and the court granted him a Ksh400,000 bond. It also required him to provide two Kenyan contact persons.
The court further ordered him to surrender any passport in his possession and directed a stop order on the documents. The case is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on November 25.
Meanwhile, the same court handled a separate case involving another Somali national in October. That defendant admitted offences involving unlawful presence in Kenya and fraudulent acquisition of Kenyan identity and travel documents.
The court fined him Ksh370,000 in total: Ksh150,000 for unlawful presence and Ksh150,000 for falsifying identity details to obtain a passport. It imposed a further Ksh70,000 fine for presenting an identity card containing fraudulent entries.
