Man charged with intent to defraud Sh 70 million Karen land

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A businessman has been charged with intent to defraud land worth Sh 70 million in Karen, Nairobi. 

Osman Abdullahi Ali is accused of intending to defraud Ben N. Murumba Nakitare his land L. R NO. 5892/10 measuring 1 acre situated in Karen along ololua road valued approximately Sh 70 million forged an indenture dated 2nd February 2005 purporting it to be a genuine indenture drawn and signed  by Lucy K. Nyaencha,  an advocate of the high Court of Kenya, a fact he knew was false. 

The accused is alleged to have committed the offence on unknown dates and place in the Republic of Kenya, jointly with others not before court.

Ali is also charged with obtaining a loan of Sh 5 million from Speed Capital limited by falsely pretending that the indenture dated 2nd January 2005 effecting a charge on the said land is valid by the said advocate. 

He is alleged to have committed this offence on 22nd March 2016 at Nairobi City center within Nairobi County.

In another charge the accused is alleged to have forged the signature of Elizabeth Gicheha on the said indenture purporting it to be a genuine indenture signed by the said Gicheha, a Registrar of titles at lands at Ardhi House. 

Ali is also charged with making false documents and also forging the signature of Ben Murumba.

He denied the charges before Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku and was granted a bond of Sh 5 million or alternative cash bail of Sh 2 million.