An official attached to the Government Printer was among three individuals charged at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi in connection with a forgery ring involving fake land documents.
The three accused are alleged to have been part of a syndicate involved in the manufacturing and possession of forged government documents, including fake title deeds and stamp impressions.
According to a statement from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the suspects purported that the documents originated from senior land registry officials in a bid to defraud unsuspecting Kenyans.
The prosecution further revealed that one of the suspects, nabbed at a residence along Desai Road in Nairobi’s Starehe sub-county, was in possession of complex instruments used to forge stamp impressions.
Notably, the stamps bore names linked to land officials, with authorities believing they were used to falsify legal documents.
Two fake title deeds were recovered by authorities, who also retrieved blank land title forms, green cards, and official receipts belonging to the State Department for Lands.
The ODPP strongly believes that all the government documents were unlawfully obtained with the help of a government official attached to the Government Printer. He is now facing 13 charges.
The Government Printer official was subsequently charged with unlawful possession of government property, while another suspect was slapped with similar charges after he was nabbed with an International Certificate of Vaccination issued by the Ministry of Health.
A third suspect also faced similar charges after he was found to have two file covers belonging to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
"The three accused pleaded not guilty before Senior Principal Magistrate Benmark Ekhumbi in the case prosecuted by Norah Achieng," the ODPP revealed in a statement, adding that the government official was released on a bond of Ksh3 million.
The two other suspects were similarly released on a Ksh600,000 bond.
This latest prosecution has exposed a worrying trend of individuals exploiting government names and positions to defraud Kenyans for personal gain. On Tuesday, April 16, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) uncovered a sophisticated online scam where individuals are creating fraudulent social media accounts and impersonating senior government officials to defraud unsuspecting Kenyans.
The DCI's revelations came after two suspects were charged at the Kahawa Law Courts for allegedly operating fake accounts, including one purporting to represent the Principal Secretary for Interior, Raymond Omollo.
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