Warrant Of Arrest Issued On Ex-MP In Land Fraud Case
On Thursday, Mombasa Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku ordered the Anti-Fraud Unit to arrest former Lamu West Mp Julius Ndegwa, who is the running mate of Umra Omar (Safina) in the race for Lamu governor, for failing to attend court in a case where he is charged with land fraud.
Ndegwa allegedly swindled money from two businessmen on February 27, 2013, after selling them a 4.5-hectare land in Hindi, Lamu, that belonged to the late Omar Kola Barisa. The former MP supposedly forged Barisa’s signature.
He was also charged with using pretence to obtain an attorney certificate to sell land to Yusuf Sufi Abasheikh and Mohaddin Abasheikh for Sh4 million.
Ndegwa had denied the charges and was released on a Sh1 million cash bail.
The Head of the Anti-Land Fraud Unit George Mutonye says he has dispatched a team of detectives to look for the former MP who is facing 10 counts of forgery and swindling Sh4 million.
