Juja MP George Koimburi charged in Sh10 million land fraud case
Senior Principal Magistrate Robinson Ondieki released the MP on a cash bail of Sh100,000.
Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi Ndung'u was on Monday arraigned before a Nairobi court to face charges in connection with an alleged scheme to fraudulently acquire land worth Sh10 million.
Koimburi was charged with four counts, including conspiracy to defraud, forgery, obtaining registration of land by false pretences, and uttering false documents.
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According to the charge sheet, the legislator, jointly with others not before the court, is accused of conspiring to defraud Julius Gitonga Githinji of a 1.31-hectare parcel of land in Ruiru, valued at Sh10 million, on or before March 26, 2020.
In the second count, he is alleged to have forged a sale agreement, purporting it to be a genuine document signed by the complainant.
He is further accused of unlawfully obtaining registration of the land at the Thika District Land Registry and later uttering false documents at the Ruiru Land Registry.
Koimburi denied all the charges. Through his lawyer, he asked the court to grant him a free bond, arguing that he was not a flight risk and warning that missing eight consecutive parliamentary sittings could cost him his seat.
The defense also told the court that the MP had settled with the complainant and had written to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) seeking withdrawal of the case.
The prosecution opposed the application for a free bond but did not object to his release on lenient cash terms.
Senior Principal Magistrate Robinson Ondieki released the MP on a cash bail of Sh100,000.
Koimburi's co-accused, Shelmith Karungiri Maina, had earlier been charged and released on a similar cash bail. A third suspect, lawyer Gathii Irungu, is reportedly out of the country for treatment and has yet to take plea.
The case is scheduled for mention on October 22 for pre-trial.
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