A Kirinyaga MCA is facing four years in jail after he was charged with forgery and fraud. Wamumu Ward MCA John Baptist Kanga was arraigned in court on Wednesday, July 15.
The MCA who is a fierce critic of Governor Anne Waiguru is famous for shaving his hair to celebrate Waiguru's impeachment in June 2020, before Senate overturned the decision.
Kanga was charged with four counts of forging documents in an alleged attempt to defraud four families' land worth multi-millions.
It was alleged that Kanga, with the aid of one Samson Theiru forged a letter claiming to have been issued by Commissioner of Lands based in Nairobi in December 2013.
Prosecutors argued that the two presented the documents at the Kerugoya Registrar further charging them with false and fraudulent representation.
If found guilty, the MCA could be sentenced to four years in jail. The prosecution team detailed that it had concrete evidence against the MCA.
Kanga pleaded not guilty to the charges. The judge stated that a date for mention will be announced.
Speaking with Kenyans.co.ke, the MCA accused his critics of orchestrating a witchhunt aginst him owing to his political stand in Kirinyaga County.
"Its true I was arraigned in court and I will not discuss on merits or demerits of the case. However, all the charges are false and are politically instigated," Wamumu lamented.
By shaving his hair in the impeachment saga, Kanga argued that he was cleansing himself from the ills associated with Waiguru.
"I have decided to shave all my hair today, everything including my beard because today we have finally impeached Waiguru. I had sworn that I would not shave at all until we finished this job of sending Governor Waiguru home," he stated.
