Detectives from the DCI Headquarters’ Land Fraud Investigations Unit (LFIU) apprehended one of the Directors of Celestial Trade (K) Limited identified as Denis Okioyi Moseti in connection to a land fraud scandal.
The arrest was triggered by a complaint lodged at the DCI headquarters, where the complainants asserted their rightful ownership of a parcel of land measuring approximately 40.46 hectares in Kahawa West, Kiambu County.
They claimed to have acquired this property directly from the government.
However, complications arose when Celestial Trade (K) Limited emerged, presenting a Deed Plan that laid claim to part of the parcel of land.
This prompted an investigation, which revealed that the deed plan in question, attributed to Celestial Trade (K) Limited for a parcel measuring about 6.790 hectares, had been fraudulently obtained.
Following a thorough investigation, the case file was submitted to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP).
The ODPP subsequently directed that the directors of Celestial Trade (K) Limited face charges of Conspiracy to Defraud, Forgery, and Obtaining Registration by False Pretences.
As a result, Moseti, being one of the company directors, was arrested today at Ankara Hotel within Nairobi’s Central Business District.
He was detained pending arraignment.
Meanwhile, detectives are evaluating a report that indicates that the other two directors are deceased, with a view of making the necessary recommendations to the court through the ODPP.
This case highlights the DCI’s ongoing efforts through LFIU to combat land fraud and protect the rights of legitimate property owners in Kenya.
The DCI wants you to report Land Fraud or any other Crimes Anonymously. #FichuaKwaDCI. Call 0800 722 203 (Toll-free) or WhatsApp at 0709 570 000.
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