Couple arrested over Ksh.2.4 million land fraud in Ruiru

According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, the suspects were apprehended by officers from its Land Fraud Investigation Unit based at the agency’s headquarters.

The case stems from a complaint lodged on behalf of a woman living in Denmark, who had entrusted her sister with the purchase of a parcel of land in Mwihoko, within Ruiru Sub-County. The land was valued at Ksh.2.4 million.

However, the transaction took a dramatic turn during the finalisation of the title transfer at Ardhi House, where it emerged that the land was registered to a different individual and did not belong to the purported seller.

Upon completion of the investigations, the case file was forwarded to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for review.

The ODPP subsequently directed that the two suspects, identified as 53-year-old Patrick Karimi Kamara and 50-year-old Alice Wanjiru Kanyoro, be charged with obtaining money by false pretences.

The DCI said that the two, both secondary school teachers, were arrested and are currently in custody, undergoing processing ahead of their arraignment.