Four men have been arrested and arraigned on allegations of spying and forging a title deed to one of President Uhuru Kenyatta's prime pieces of land in Nairobi.
The four were presented before Nairobi Principal magistrate, Jane Kamau, on Wednesday, January 5, after they were arrested while trying to find a buyer for the private land that is located in Karen.
The prosecution told the court that the four made their way into the piece of land on Windy Ridge on January 3 and started searching for the beacons and the land markings with a clear intention of selling it off.
“They were arrested by officers from Karen Police Station and after interrogation, there is reasonable suspicion that they are in possession of a forged title deed which they are using to lure unsuspecting people to buy the land,” State prosecutor, Fredrick Kimathi, told the court.
He further added that despite the land being clearly known to belong to the Head of State, there is another person who owns a fake title deed.
The prosecution in their submission asked the court to allow the police to detain the four for more days to help in the investigations and the arrest of the other person who owns the fake title deed.
He expressed confidence that the investigators were edging closer to apprehend the individual who may be behind the whole scheme.
The prosecution was supported by the investigating officer, Lawson Shuma, who in his affidavit before the Nairobi court, stated that the four might be part of a larger web and detaining them would allow the police to close up on their accomplices.
“It will be appropriate to investigate the motive behind the forcible entry into the land,” swore Shuma.
The judge ruled that the four should be detained and later released on a bond of Ksh30,000 each to allow the investigation into the case.
“They will be detained till tomorrow (Thursday) after which they will be released on a police bond of Ksh30,000 each to allow the police complete investigations,” ruled Kamau.
The office of the President has not issued an official statement regarding the matter but at the moment the case is set to proceed to its completion.
