Contractor Charged With Sh200 Million Land Fraud

A contractor has been charged with conspiracy to defraud a college of a parcel of land in Kajiado County worth Sh200 million.

Joshua Kimaita Kirera was presented before Milimani senior principal magistrate Dolphina Alego, facing charges of conspiracy to defraud Pinnacle Business School limited of a parcel of land.

The charge stated that he and others not before court, conspired to defraud Pinnacle Business School of the land measuring approximately 8.11 hectares. It is alleged that they committed the offence on or before 28th day of February 2023, at unknown place within the country.

On the second count, the charge stated that in an attempt to defraud the school, the accused persons used fraudulent documents in an application filed before the Kajiado Environment and Land court in Miscellaneous. Application Number 96 of 2017.

It is alleged that the court relied on the documents to give orders to the Land Registrar Ngong dated 31st May, 2017, directing the office to issue title deed in favor of Super drill international limited.

The prosecution further alleged Kirera presented a forged affidavit drawn by F.K Omenya & Company Advocates dated 9th day of May 2017 and commissioned by Peter W. Mugalo an advocate of the High Court of Kenya.

On 10th May, 2014, it is further alleged that Kirera knowingly gave false testimony in court, in support of the application for orders to the Land Registrar Ngong, for the transfer land parcel number Kajiado/NTASHART/1583.

The court prosecution said the court relied on his testimony to issue orders the orders, he had sought.

The court at the same time, issued warrant of arrest against Kirera’s co-accused David Omondi Opondo, after failing to appear in court to plead to the charges against him.

Kirera will remain in custody pending pre-bail report.