A businessman was Friday arraigned at a Milimani court over alleged Sh70 million land fraud.
Nicholas Karunjigi Munyua was presented before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego and denied for charges levelled against him.
In one of the counts it was stated that on different dates between October 30, 2022 and March 5, 2023 at unknown place within the country jointly with others not before court and with intent to defraud Edward Ndumari Mungatana and Martha Francesca Mugure Ndumari of their parcel of land measuring approximately 0.3091 hactares valued at Sh70 million.
The charge sheet added that he commited this by falsely pretending that he had purchased the said land a fact they knew to be false.
In another count it was stated that on diverse dates between February 08,2023 and October 20,2023 in Nairobi with intent to defraud obtained Sh29 800 000 from John Kamau Ngugi and Florence Nyanjihia Kabata by falsely pretending that he was in position to sell them the land situated in Runda, Nairobi a fact they knew to be false.
Alego released him on a bond of Sh5 million or alternatively pay a cash bail of Sh1.5 million.
He had been out on a police cash bail of Sh200,000.
The case will be mentioned on November 7, 2024.
Police say cases of land fraud have been on the rise amid efforts to contain the trend.