The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has confirmed that a city lawyer linked to a multi-million gold scam has been arraigned in court.
The advocate of the High Court of Kenya, who has been on the run after failing to appear in court to answer charges linked to an alleged KSh69,024,800 gold scam, has finally been arraigned before the Chief Magistrate’s Court at Milimani.
“The suspect, Alphonce Collins Odoyo Osewe, was arrested by detectives from the DCI Nairobi Regional Office within the precincts of the Milimani Law Courts pursuant to a warrant of arrest issued after he failed to honour court summons,” the DCI statement read.
“He is charged with obtaining money by false pretenses, contrary to Section 313 of the Penal Code. It is alleged that he jointly obtained KSh69,024,800 from a complainant by falsely pretending that he and an accomplice were in a position to sell gold bars.”
Warrant of arrest issued
According to DCI, the warrant of arrest was issued after the suspect failed to appear before the Chief Magistrate’s Court at Milimani on October 23, 2025, to take a plea, leading to the forfeiture of the cash bail previously deposited.
“Following his arrest, the suspect was presented before the Chief Magistrate’s Court at Milimani, where he pleaded not guilty to the charge,” the statement added.
“The court ordered that he be remanded in custody pending the determination of his bail application.”
Lawyer arrested over land deal
Meanwhile, detectives from the DCI Nairobi Regional Office arrested Ally Ahmed Ally, an advocate, over the alleged theft of KSh49.4 million entrusted to him for the purchase of a parcel of land in Nairobi.
“The suspect was arrested within Kilimani Sub-County for the offence of stealing by agent, contrary to Section 283(b) of the Penal Code,” the statement said.
“Investigations established that the complainant entrusted the suspect with Sh49,400,500 on diverse dates between 16th November 2023 and 3rd January 2024 to facilitate the purchase of the land. However, instead of applying the funds for the intended transaction, the suspect allegedly diverted the money and unlawfully converted it to his own use.”
