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Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Juja MP Koimburi Over Staged Abduction
The elaborate scheme was reportedly designed to help the MP avoid imminent arrest and arraignment at Kiambu Law Courts, where he was scheduled to face four counts of land fraud.
Lawmaker accused of orchestrating fake kidnapping to avoid land fraud charges
NAIROBI – A Nairobi court has issued an arrest warrant against Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi following his failure to appear in court to face charges related to allegedly staging his own abduction.
Senior Principal Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi issued the warrant at Milimani Law Courts on Wednesday after Koimburi failed to show up for arraignment alongside six co-accused persons.
The prosecution alleges that on May 25, 2025, Koimburi conspired with Kanyenya-ini Ward MCA Grace Nduta Wairimu and five others to stage a fake abduction at Mugutha area in Juja Sub-County, Kiambu County.
The elaborate scheme was reportedly designed to help the MP avoid imminent arrest and arraignment at Kiambu Law Courts, where he was scheduled to face four counts of land fraud.
Court documents reveal that following the staged abduction, Koimburi held a press conference from a Nairobi hospital that was broadcast on YouTube, where he claimed to have been kidnapped and tortured.
He now faces an additional charge of publishing false information in connection with these statements.
Peter Kiratu Muhia, one of the co-accused, allegedly compounded the deception by filing a false report with police at Mugutha Police Station, claiming the MP had been genuinely abducted.
This prompted police to launch an investigation based on fabricated claims.
Muhia faces charges of giving false information to a public officer and publishing false information.
The seven accused persons are charged with conspiring to defeat the course of justice under Section 117(c) of the Penal Code.
Four of the accused who appeared in court – Peter Kiratu Muhia, David Macharia Gatana, Cyrus Keriu Muhia, and Grace Nduta Wairimu – pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Besides Koimburi, warrants of arrest were also issued against two other accused persons identified as Peter and Njuguna alias “Njugush” who failed to appear in court.
Magistrate Ekhubi granted bail of Ksh 300,000 for each accused person and directed them to present three contact persons as sureties. The case has been scheduled for mention on August 5, 2025.
The charges stem from what prosecutors describe as an elaborate conspiracy to obstruct justice, allegedly orchestrated as Koimburi faced mounting legal pressure over separate land fraud allegations.
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