The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) nabbed three land fraudsters that have been forging title deeds to obtain eviction orders from courts.
In a statement released on Wednesday, 10 July 2024, DCI stated that the suspects were part of an organized criminal group that targets landowners in Eldoret.
DCI stated that the suspects to forged title deeds to obtain eviction Court Orders used to evict genuine landowners.
“The three were arraigned following comprehensive investigations, after the three fraudsters used a forged Title Deed to file an application before court, thereby obtaining an eviction order used to evict genuine landowners on October 7, 2022,” stated DCI.
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They were arrested by Land Fraud Investigations Unit (LFIU) detectives from DCI Headquarters, Nairobi.
DCI Exposes Three Land Fraudsters
The suspects who were identified as Paul Kirwa Samoei, Julius Kipkosgei Ruto and Tamar Cheptoo, were arraigned before the Chief Magistrate court in Eldoret where they were charged with seven counts of fraud.
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Likewise, they were released on a Ksh500,000 bond and the case will be mentioned on July 22, 2024.
In the matter, four victims lost their 20-acre parcel of land which they had been legally occupying since 2001, a land located at Ngeria area of Kapseret constituency in Uasin Gishu County.
Investigations kicked off after a letter was received at the DCI headquarters on January 31, 2024, from the affected landowners. The letter requested an inquiry into the suspicious acquisition of a title deed of their land.
According to DCI, investigations revealed the ministry of lands did not issue the title deed used by the fraudsters.
Furthermore, the title deed was not printed by Government Printers, and no records of its issuance were found in the land registry.
Also, the Uasin Gishu County land registry data did not issue the land’s green card and it did not have a serial number.
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However, the genuine victims claimed to have purchased the same land from East African Tanning Extract Company Limited (EATEC) in 2001.
Moreover, a document examiner’s report also indicated that stamps and signatures on an acknowledgement note showing payment for the land to the late Hon. Mark Too in the presence of advocate Paul Birech had been forged.
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