Six Fraudsters Charged In Sh1B Land Scam

Six people have been charged with defrauding a land buying company in Mavoko, Machakos county of a land valued at Sh11 billion.

The six, are alleged to have procured registration for an expansive parcel of land in Mavoko in a bid to defraud Drumvale Farmers Cooperative Society.

The accused persons are Jeremiah Mutisyah Paul, Mohamed Kurowyo Mohamed, Mohamed Salat Ibrahim, Omar Khalif Adan, Adow Ahmed Mohamed and Joseph Njue.

The charges stated that they conspired to defraud Drumvale Farmers Society of their parcels of land Mavoko block 12 original number 8529/1 measuring approximately 452.0 hacters.

The court was informed that the six committed the offense at an unknown place and time, jointly with others not before court.

Mohamed, Ibrahim, Adan and Adow are also accused of obtaining registration of the said land by false pretenses.

The court heard that they willfully procured for themselves a Certificate of lease for parcel of land No.IR 237120 LR 8529/10 original Number 8529/11 measuring approximately 141.5ha valued at Sh 3.4 billion, Mavoko, Machakos County, the property of Drumvale Farmers.

The accused persons also denied charges of forcible detainer of the said land on diverse dates between 5th August 2018 and 23rd June 2022.

The court heard that the accused persons were found in possession of the said land illegally in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace to those entitled by law to possess it.

Paul is further facing a charge of making a fake certificate of lease for land IR No. 204303 IR 8529/7 purporting it to be a genuine and valid document issued by the registrar of titles.

He is alleged to have committed the offense on or before 11th November 2019 within the Republic of Kenva jointly with others not before court with intent to defraud Drumvale Sacco members.

He denied the charges before Principal Magistrate Rose Ndombi and were granted a cash bail of Sh 8 million.