Former Baringo Central MP Sammy Mwaita has been charged with multiple counts of fraud in a case involving the alleged illegal acquisition of land valued at Ksh150 million.
Mwaita who is also a former Lands Commissioner is accused of fraudulently generating two title deeds for prime plots with the intent to dispossess the rightful owners, Rose Njoki King’au and Micugu Wagatharia.
The prosecution heard that Mwaita, alongside his co-accused Brian Kiptoo Kiplangat, conspired on or before March 30, 2001 to fabricate title documents for Grant Title Land Reference No. 209/9968 IR No. 85847 without legal authority.
The forged documents targeted a parcel referred to as Plot “A”, allegedly owned by King’au.
Mwaita is also said to have unlawfully registered a second parcel, Plot “B”, in a similar manner, both transactions reportedly done without the knowledge or consent of the original landowners.
While serving in public office, Mwaita is alleged to have abused his position by facilitating the registration of the disputed properties.
He faces several charges, including conspiracy to commit a felony, abuse of office, making a document without authority, and giving false information to public officers.
According to the prosecution, Mwaita misled investigators from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in March 2020 by falsely claiming that the parcels were owned by S HABA TRUSTEES LIMITED, a claim he allegedly knew to be false.
Appearing before Milimani Principal Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi, the ex-lawmaker denied all charges and was released on a bond of Ksh10 million or a cash bail of Ksh2 million, with two sureties.
The magistrate issued summons for his co-accused, Kiplangat, to appear in court on Tuesday, August 5, for plea-taking.
