BY SAM ALFAN.
Former Nairobi Provincial commissioner Davis Nathan Chelogoi has finally been charged with fraud after being on the run for months.
Chelegoi appeared before a Nairobi court and denied several counts relating to a Sh1.3 billion parcel of land in Lower Kabete.
The former provincial administrator will remain in prison pending a ruling by Milimani Magistrate Dolphina Alego on his bail application.Among the charges he faced were conspiracy to defraud a businessman of land valued at Sh1.3 billion in lower Kabete.
Chelegoi and an assistant Deputy Director Land Administration Officer in the ministry of Lands and Physical Planning Andrew Aseri Kirungu are accused of jointly with others not before court, conspiring to defraud Ashok Rupshi Shah and Hitenkumar Amritlal Raja of a parcel of land.
They allegedly committed the offence on or before the 9th day of December, 2020..
The and Reference No.18485 I.R. No.64011/1 measuring approximate area 7.390 hectares situated along Lower Kabete road valued at Sh1.3 billion.
The two are also accused of jointly and unlawfully procuring registration of a parcel of land with intent to defraud.
Chelogoi has failed to appear in court on several occasions forcing the magistrate to issue a warrant for his arrest.
Last week, the court visited tried without success to access the Nairobi Hospital, where he was admitted, for purposes of plea taking. The court was denied access to the facility.
The charge sheets state that they committed the offence 9th day of December, 2020 and 4th June, 2021 at the State Department of Lands and Physical Planning within Nairobi City..
According to the charge sheet, Chelogoi falsely pretended to be the lawful and the registered owner of the said Land.
Kirungu was accused of abusing his office by causing fraudulent Certificate of Title L.R. No. 18485 1.R. No.232908, an act that was prejudicial to the rights of Ashok.
It is alleged that he made the fraudulent act on diverse dates between the 9th December 2020 and 26th May, 2021 at the State Department of Lands and Physical Planning within Nairobi City County.
The duo are jointly accused of fraudulently procuring an allotment Ref. No. 75707/VII dated 31st January, 1995 for Land Reference No. 18485 Inland Register (I.R.) No.64011/1 purporting it to be a genuine and valid letter of allotment issued by the Commissioner of Lands.
