A Kenyan by name Philip Odero Kauma has confessed to receiving KSh 600,000 from UAP Old Mutual Insurance by false pretense.
Philip falsified documents to show that his two family members had died on various dates in 2021.
He pleaded guilty to the three charges when he appeared before a court in Mombasa where he faced Magistrate Viola Muthoni .
Appearing before Resident Magistrate Viola Muthoni on Thursday, February 9, Philp Odero pleaded guilty to three charges relating to defrauding UAP Old Mutual Insurance.
In a statement, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution(ODPP) said the suspect had faked the deaths of his family members to receive compensation from the insurance firm.
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He also confessed to having obtained another KSh 100, 000 as the insurance firm’s last expense claim, falsely pretending that Benedetta Makanda Kauma was deceased. He again received KSh 250, 000 from the same insurance company on October 5, 2021, by falsely pretending that Benedetta Makanda Kauma was dead. The case will now be mentioned on February 13, for further direction by the presiding magistrate.
A man has admitted before a Mombasa court to have obtained Sh. 600,000 from an insurance company after faking the deaths of his family members. Philip Odero admitted that he obtained last respect claims from UAP Old Mutual Insurance. #HakiNaUsawa pic.twitter.com/SL2xVtDjKG
— Office of The Director Of Public Prosecutions (@ODPP_KE) February 10, 2023
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