Rogue Groenewald Christoffel Petrus: The Man Behind the Rubis Scandal

Our investigations have revealed that Groenewald Christoffel Petrus, who doubles as a South African national, may be heading to Jail after he blatantly refused to pay a debt of Sh 750,000 that he owes to a City Hotel even as new details of fraud, corruption and other scandals hit controversial Rubis Foundation Bosses.

The revelations come barely weeks after the foreigner turned up in court while armed with a ‘Dasani’ bottle of mineral water and lied to the court about how he was planning to repay the said debt.

On the other side, Rubis Foundation bosses are reportedly engaging a foreigner, enticing him to a fake multimillion deal to con him millions as they are alledgly used to.

Sources revealed to our investigative team that they are members of a criminal group that has been conning people for over a year now.

For instance, one of the Bosses was spotted at a Nairobi Toprise Hotel trying to con an innocent Kenyan.

Petrus has been telling lies to the court every time he has appeared.

“The money is being processed, and I will be paying the hotel early next month. The Rubbis Foundation will be channelling the money to my account, and I promise to clear the debt by next week.” These are the words he used in court on several occasions while lying to the magistrate.

According to the office of the DPP, his case must proceed to its conclusion when the matter comes up for further hearing if at all he would not have paid the debt.

“This matter must proceed in the next court session; the investigating officer will be turning up to testify in the case, and there, we shall close our case. The accused person has been delaying this case for a long time and has actually wasted the judicial time for now,” said a prosecutor aware of the matter.

The accused person is facing the charges before Kibera Senior Principal Magistrate Samson Temu, where he is alleged to have accumulated a bill of Sh759,920 at the Parklands Hotel and refused to pay.

Ironically, the accused person, according to the court papers perused by our investigating team, has admitted in court that he owes the hotel the said amount, but he has been planning to pay for months now. He has not yet fulfilled his dream.

In the previous Court sessions, the magistrate directed the accused person to pay the hotel Bill and stop taking his court in circles and wasting its time. He is, however, determined to continue lying.

“You have been lying to this court for months now, and you are here again. You want to lie? Tell this court when you are going to pay the debt; you are misusing the authority of the court,” he warned him.

The accused person has seen his advocates disappear from his case due to fraud-like operations.

They also claimed that the accused person had failed to pay for their services.

In the same matter , new allegations have emerged against the accused person alongside Oliver Kiptoo and Moss Rubi Williams.

This is despite Williams facing another Sh9.7 million Fraud.

According to the court papers, This case involves the fraudulent acquisition of 5000 bales of flour valued at Sh9,750,000 from Grainors Limited under false pretences. The offence was committed between December 21 and 23, 2022.

She denied the charges, and she is out on bond. Mr. Kiptoo, on the other hand, is also on the DCI radar in relation to Fraud. Their network is believed to have been defrauding and terrorising the business community for an extended period, using sophisticated methods and leveraging the judicial system as a cover.

They also defrauded the said hotel.

In the new scandal, they are jointly trying to defraud a foreigner on the ground that they will help him get tender in the country government. The victim has so far turned rebellions on their deal, and they have allegedly used dirty language against him.

This is not the first time Kiptoo and Williams have found themselves in hot water. Their history of fraudulent activities has left a trail of devastated businesses and shaken trust within the community. Their actions have created a toxic business environment, making it difficult for honest entrepreneurs to thrive.

Jointly, Kiptoo and Williams defrauded the Hotel Sh 1.5 million.