Friday, October 10, 2025 - A Nairobi businessman has told a court that a night of fun with a woman he met for the first time at a Lavington club ended in dizziness, confusion, and the loss of Sh335, 000 allegedly stolen from his bank account.
Testifying before the court, James Mwangi Kiaritha, 34, said he met the
accused, Lora Odero,
during a night of entertainment that began at Kettle House in Lavington before they later
moved to Ibiza Lounge at Lavington Mall.
The two, accompanied by another woman, reportedly partied
until dawn before going for coffee at Artcaffe.
Kiaritha told the court that he later offered to drop Odero
at her residence at Winchester
Gardens Apartments in Riverside, where she invited him inside.
Moments later, he said, his memory went “blurred.”
“I can’t recall what happened afterwards. When I woke up, I
was fully dressed and my phone was beside me,” he testified, adding that Odero
later asked him to drop her at a chemist before they parted ways.
It was only later that morning, when he attempted to make a
mobile payment, that Kiaritha realised his bank account had insufficient funds.
Upon contacting his bank, he was informed that several mobile banking transactions
had been made to a number registered under the accused.
According to the charge sheet, Odero allegedly transferred
the money on March 15,
2025, at 9:51
a.m., 9:52 a.m., and 11:30 a.m.
When shown his M-Pesa statement in court, Kiaritha said he
could not recall authorising any of the transactions.
“I can’t explain any transactions to Lora because I don’t
send money to people,” he said.
He further told the court that he later sought treatment at Kikuyu Afya Hospital,
where he reported feeling dizzy and confused, though he did not obtain a
medical report.
During cross-examination, the defence suggested that
Kiaritha had invited the accused for company and declined intimacy - a claim he
denied.
The businessman also told the court that after the incident,
he searched the accused’s name online and discovered she had been mentioned in
other legal matters, prompting him to pursue formal justice rather than a
private settlement.
Odero
has denied the theft charge and is currently out on bail as the case continues.
Businessman Tells Court He Didn’t Sleep With ‘Mchele Babe’ Who Stole His 335,000
— Court Helicopter News (@CourtHelicopter) October 9, 2025
A Nairobi businessman told a court that a woman he met at a Lavington club allegedly drugged and stole Sh335,000 from his bank account. James Mwangi Kiaritha said he lost consciousness after… pic.twitter.com/Sy9ILKYeUo
The Kenyan DAILY POST
){kind=link}
0 Comments