Ex-MP Sammy Mwaita Faces Charges in Ksh150M Nairobi Land Fraud Case
The researchers indicate that Mwaita used his former government office to conduct these transactions without the knowledge or the approval
Fraud is alleged to have been committed on March 30, 2001, by the prosecution. It is alleged that Mwaita forged title documents for Grant Title Land Reference No. 209/9968 IR No. 85847 without justification. One of the subject properties is Plot "A,", Photo/ KBC Digital
By Juliet Jerotich
Former Member of Parliament for Baringo Central Sammy Mwaita has been arraigned in court for allegedly masterminding a Ksh150 million land scam.
Mwaita, ex-Kenya Lands Commissioner, stands accused with a number of others of the supposed illegal transfer of two prime pieces of land in Nairobi. The case accuses him of conspiring with Brian Kiptoo Kiplangat to fabricate title deeds with the aim of illegally acquiring land owned by Rose Njoki King’au and Micugu Wagatharia.
Fraud is alleged to have been committed on March 30, 2001, by the prosecution. It is alleged that Mwaita forged title documents for Grant Title Land Reference No. 209/9968 IR No. 85847 without justification. One of the subject properties is Plot “A,” which is alleged to belong to King’au, while a second plot, Plot “B,” was also alleged to have been registered fraudulently.
The researchers indicate that Mwaita used his former government office to conduct these transactions without the knowledge or the approval of the rightful owners of the land.
The former legislator is now facing assorted charges, including conspiracy to commit a felony, abuse of office, illegal making of documents, and provision of false information to Government investigators.
In March 2020, Mwaita purported to mislead DCI officers that the properties in dispute were owned by S HABA TRUSTEES LIMITED, despite the accused purportedly knowing the claim was false.
Mwaita denied all the charges in court before Milimani Principal Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi. He was released on a Ksh10 million bond or a substitute cash bail of Ksh2 million, two sureties.
Meanwhile, the court directed co-accused Kiplangat to report on Tuesday, August 5, to respond to the same charges.
The prosecution contends that the allegedly fraudulent acts deprived the owners of their properties and involved substantial abuse of public office. The case will proceed to full trial as the court tries to determine culpability and whether or not the accused abused public trust to their own advantage.
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