A former Member of Parliament and a company director have been charged in connection with a land fraud case involving prime parcels in Nairobi West valued at Ksh300 million.
Brian Kiptoo Kiplagat, Director of Shaba Trustees Limited, alongside former Baringo Central MP Sammy Mwaita, appeared before Milimani Principal Magistrate Benmark Ekhubi to answer to multiple charges related to fraudulent land dealings. Kiplagat denied all three charges brought against him.
According to the charge sheet, the two are accused of conspiring to commit a felony by forging a grant title for land reference No. 209/9968 IR. No. 85847. The forged title was allegedly intended to defraud Rose Njoki King’au of a parcel of land known as Plot No. A Nairobi West, measuring approximately 0.12 hectares and located along Mai Mahiu Road off Lang’ata Road. The land is estimated to be worth Ksh150 million.
In the second count, the duo is said to have committed a similar offense targeting another property of equal size and value, this time owned by Micugu Wagatharia. Both incidents allegedly occurred on or before March 30, 2001, within Nairobi County.
Kiplagat is also facing a separate charge of giving false information to a public officer. On March 18, 2020, at the DCI Headquarters on Kiambu Road, he allegedly informed Sergeant Nicolaus Osuri Otieno that the parcels in question belonged to Shaba Trustees Limited — a statement the prosecution claims was knowingly false.
Following his plea of not guilty, the court granted Kiplagat a bond of Ksh5 million with a surety of the same amount or an alternative cash bail of Ksh1 million. Additionally, he was required to provide two contact persons as part of the bail conditions.
His co-accused, Sammy Mwaita, had earlier denied six charges tied to the same fraudulent land dealings. These include conspiracy to commit a felony, making documents without authority, abuse of office, and giving false information to a public officer.
The case is scheduled for mention on September 9, 2025, as investigations continue into what could be one of Nairobi’s most significant land fraud cases in recent years.
