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Hassan Ahmed Zubeidi was charged last month in connection with the alleged theft of Ksh 521.9 million from Kenya Airways.
Hassan Ahmed Zubeidi, the former chairman of Dubai Bank, has been charged again with conspiring to divert Ksh 521.9 million from Kenya Airways (KQ).
Together with four Kenya Airways employees, Elijah Itegi Githinji, Grace Wamuyu Mathenge, Jackson Kiruthi Njiiri, and Elias Kyalo Ngao, Hassan Ahmed Zubeidi appeared in court following the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions’ (ODPP) modification of the charge sheet, which resulted in the prosecution dropping charges against Jane Kiboi due to insufficient evidence.
Zubeidi, who did not respond to the new charges on the charge sheet and whose lawyer was not present in court, expressed his dissatisfaction with the frequent changes, telling the judge:
"Your Honour, the offence is still the same, and this must be the fifth charge sheet I am being asked to answer to."
The five defendants showed up at the Milimani Law Courts to appear before Senior Principal Magistrate Ondieki. They allegedly planned to steal Ksh 521.9 million from Kenya Airways on various occasions between 2013 and 2015, according to the prosecution.
On different counts:
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Between 2014 and 2015, Zubeidi and Elijah Githinji were accused of stealing Ksh 16 million from KQ.
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Another charge against Zubeidi and Grace Wamuyu was that they had stolen Ksh 8.5 million from KQ in 2015.
Each of the five defendants is free on Ksh 300,000 cash bail.
For pre-trial instructions, the case was set for mention on March 14.