Court told DP Gachagua rightful owner of Ksh.1.5B disputed land

A senior officer at the Ministry of Lands has said a Ksh.1.5 billion piece of land in Nairobi County at the centre of a dispute belongs to Wamunyoro Investments Limited, a company associated with Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

Senior Assistant Chief Land Registrar Nyandoro David Nyambaso said the title held by Columbus Two Thousand Limited was irregularly issued since that of Wamunyoro Investment Limited was already in existence prior and had not been legally cancelled.

“Under these circumstances, the title deed held by Columbus Two Thousand Limited ought to be cancelled unless the court declares otherwise,” said Mr. Nyambaso.

On June 18 this year, the property was transferred to Wamunyoro Investments Limited at a consideration of Ksh.24 million.

Mr. Nyambaso further said that on October 2, 2014, the Officer Commanding Police Station Embakasi wrote to the Chief Land Registrar and requested verification of the said land.

In response, the Chief Land Registrar confirmed Wamunyoro Investments Limited’s title deed as genuine and forming part of the registry’s record.

He stated that the deed plan used to prepare the title for Columbus Two Thousand Limited was a certified copy of the original deed plan annexed to that of Wamunyoro Investments.

In the case, DP Gachagua through his lawyer Philip Nyachoti, claims that former Director of Physical Planning John Michael Ohas tampered with records at the land office in a bid to rob him of the property.

The property, he says, is charged to the Equity Bank as collateral for various financial facilities granted to him totaling Ksh.200 million.