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Land corruption and fraud incidents in Kenya

Overview

Legal and criminal actions regarding land-related corruption and fraud have been reported in Kenya.

In one case, the Milimani High Court’s Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Division ordered the forfeiture of assets exceeding Sh426 million belonging to former Principal Land Registrar Felix Mecha Nyakundi, his wife, and two companies. Justice Benjamin Mwikya Musyoki ruled that the defendants could not explain the disparity between their wealth and Nyakundi’s legitimate income. Investigations by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) indicated that Nyakundi used his position to illegally allocate public land to his wife.

Separately, detectives in Trans Nzoia County arrested Philip Ouko Makete for an alleged Sh1.08 million land-leasing scam. Makete is accused of falsely claiming ownership of 30 acres of land in Saboti and marketing it for sugarcane farming before disappearing with the lease fee.

Entities

Milimani High Court · The Bantu Hotel & Resort Company Limited · Trans Nzoia County · Kiminini · Philip Ouko Makete

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 2 SOURCES] Philip Ouko Makete is accused of defrauding a resident of Sh1.08 million through a fake land-leasing scheme.
[● 2 SOURCES] The suspect allegedly marketed a 30-acre piece of land in Saboti for sugarcane farming.
[● 2 SOURCES] Detectives arrested Makete in Gatua following forensic leads.
[● 2 SOURCES] Makete is expected to face charges of obtaining money by false pretences.

Timeline

20 days ago

[CRIME] 2 sources
Kenya: Man arrested in Sh1.08 million land-leasing scam
A man named Philip Ouko Makete has been arrested in Kenya for allegedly defrauding a resident of Sh1.08 million through a fake 30-acre land-leasing scheme in Trans Nzoia County.
about 1 month ago

[CRIME] 5 sources
Kenya court orders forfeiture of Sh426m in assets from former land registrar
A Kenyan court has ordered former Land Registrar Felix Mecha Nyakundi and his associates to forfeit over Sh426 million in unexplained assets, including properties and cash, following an EACC investigation.

Sources

kenyans.co.ke · nairobinews.co.ke · newsplex.nation.co.ke · pulselive.co.ke · radiogeneration.co.ke · uzalendonews.co.ke