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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 88346, member: 27"]
A fake government tender for 500 Toyota Hiace ambulances allegedly drained USD 470,750 from a foreign national.

Seven suspects arraigned in Nairobi
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[*]Michafi Musyoki Ngumbi and six others faced charges on Tuesday.
[*]Magistrate Teresa Nyangena heard the pleas at Milimani court.
[*]All seven denied the fraud allegations outright.
[*]Eighth suspect Rose Mbuthia skipped and got summoned.
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The alleged ambulance tender scam
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[*]Talal Yousef Yousef Zaitoun lost roughly Sh60 million.
[*]Suspects allegedly promised a government supply contract.
[*]The tender for 500 diesel ambulances never existed.
[*]Deception reportedly ran from January to late February 2026.
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Individual charges stack up
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[*]Geofrey Were Odondi allegedly pocketed USD 450,750 separately.
[*]Funds moved through a Lianyungang Chanta-linked company account.
[*]Ngumbi faces two forgery counts over fabricated contracts.
[*]A fake Ministry of Interior award letter was part of it.
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Bail and next steps
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[*]Each suspect got released on Sh300,000 cash bail.
[*]They spent five days in custody during initial probes.
[*]A court mention is scheduled in two weeks.
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