Rwanda’s Alleged “Wealth Conference" Con Artists Appear In Court

 Yesterday three Kenyans and one Rwandan appeared before Kicukiro Kagarama Primary Court to face charges of fraud and convening a fraudulent meeting at the famous Kigali Convention Centre.

The four men staged a ‘wealth creation conference,’ where participants had been promised money for attending, however when attendees arrived payment was demanded from them causing a commotion.

The individuals involved include; Dr Charles Kinuthia, the principal suspect and owner of Wealth Fitness, Vivian Khisa, Rachel Matipei and Mohammed Niyonkuru.

The four, led by Kinuthia, organised and promoted the “wealth conference” via different online platforms; telling people that entrance was free, as well as promising them US$197 which they had tagged as “value bonus.”

The four deny they ever offered people money and say the incident was a mere communication error. Evode Kayitana, the defence lawyer of the three Kenyans further told court that Kinuthia had paid over US$4,000 to hire halls at the convention centre, a fact that shows that he was serious about the conference.