The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) on Thursday revealed how a former Kenyan Ambassador to a country located in the Gulf grabbed two pieces of land from a deceased person from Meru County.
ODPP revealed that investigations commenced after receiving an inquiry related to allegations of illegal land possession involving the former ambassador.
“Upon completing the investigations, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) submitted the inquiry file to our office for perusal and consideration,” ODPP revealed.
The investigations showed that not only had the former ambassador grabbed the piece of land in question, he also was in possession of another parcel of land belonging to the deceased person.
On the first parcel of land, investigations showed that the deceased person had transferred ownership to another person.
As such, it was suspicious how the former ambassador was in possession of the land while the title deed indicated it was owned by another person.
The second parcel of land was still in the deceased's name but the former ambassador had already illegally taken possession of the property.
According to records, the parcels of land were illegally obtained by the former ambassador in 2019.
“The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has therefore made a decision to charge the former ambassador forcible detainer, contrary to Section 91 of the Penal Code,” a redacted statement from ODPP read in part.
Additionally, the former diplomat will be charged with obtaining land registration by false pretences, contrary to Section 320 of the Penal Code.
Lastly, DPP will place charges in relation to intermeddling with the property of a deceased person, contrary to Section 45(1) as read with sub-Section (2)(a) of the Law of Succession Act.
“The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) remains committed to executing its constitutional mandate in accordance with the rule of law and further, with due regard to the public interest, the administration of justice, and the prevention of abuse of the legal process,” ODPP assured the public.
