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Nairobi landlady charged with swindling trader Sh1 million rent

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Joyce Wambui Gichobi. [Lilian Chepkoech]

A businesswoman who is said to own a building in Nairobi's CBD has been charged before a Nairobi court with obtaining money by false pretense.

Joyce Wambui Gichobi is accused of obtaining Sh1 million from Mary Njeri Munyi on the diverse dates between July 13, 2013, and April 30, 2014, by falsely pretending that she was in a position to rent her a business room.

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