Woman arraigned over alleged land fraud

A woman accused of fraudulently transferring land belonging to a private investment firm was on Monday arraigned before the Milimani Law Courts.

Margaret Wairimu Magugu was charged with multiple counts including obtaining registration by false pretences, forgery, and uttering a false document in relation to the fraudulent transfer of a parcel of land owned by Wibeso Investment Limited.

According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Wairimu allegedly acquired the land title in 2021 through deceit and subsequently transferred the property to Marg Ridge Estate Limited, a company linked to her.

Detectives from the DCI’s Land Fraud Investigations Unit launched a probe following a complaint by Wibeso Investment Limited, which maintained that it had owned the parcel since October 26, 1995, and had never sold or transferred it.

Investigations revealed that the suspect had presented a forged receipt indicating payment of Ksh824,733 as stand premium to fraudulently facilitate the land transfer.

Additionally, a purported Notification of Approval (PPA2) allegedly obtained from the County Government of Kiambu for land subdivision was found to be fake.

The case will be mentioned on July 30, 2025.