Author: Our Correspondent

Two men who posed as female masseuses to lure clients online have been arrested after robbing a male client of Sh280,000, police confirmed.

The suspects, identified as Alex Mugo Wachira and Simon Chomba Mbogo, were apprehended by Kasarani detectives following a daring con that left their victim traumatized and out of pocket.

The duo advertised “professional massage services” online, presenting themselves as attractive women offering premium spa experiences.

One unsuspecting client, enticed by the promise of a relaxing session, visited their supposed spa along Lumumba Drive in Kasarani.

However, the experience quickly turned nightmarish.

Moments into the session, the suspects dropped their façade, brandishing knives and revealing their true identities.

With no massage skills to offer, they coerced the victim into transferring Sh280,000 to their phone number and stole additional valuables before ejecting him from the premises.

Following the victim’s report to Kasarani Police Station, detectives launched an investigation.

Forensic leads traced the suspects to a hideout in the Kamiti prison area, where they were arrested while enjoying themselves, likely with the stolen funds.

The suspects are now in custody and are being processed for arraignment.

Authorities urge the public to exercise caution when engaging with online service providers to avoid falling prey to similar scams.

Title documents held by four companies and a former administrator John Mburu to a Sh8 billion Karen land were obtained fraudulently, a judge had declared.

Environment and Land Court Judge Angote ruled that Muchanga Investments Limited, Habenga Holdings Limited, Jina Enterprises Limited, Telesource.com Limited, and Mburu acquired Certificates of Title for Land Reference Number 209/3586/3, situated in the Karen area of Nairobi County, unlawfully and fraudulently.

“An order be and is hereby issued directing the Chief Land Registrar to cancel and revoke all the Certificates of Title in respect of Land Reference Number 209/3586/3, and any sub-divisions thereof, which include, but not limited to L.R. Numbers 209/3586/202-398,” said the judge.

The land was claimed by Muchanga Investments, Horatius Da Gama Rose, John Mugo, former NSSF trustee Jos Konzolo through Telesource Ltd, Jina Enterprises, and Joseph Kangethe Wanyoike, who claimed to be administering the estate of Carmelina Ngumi Mburu.

Da Gama Rose went to court in 2014 to stop the subdivision of the land, arguing he had purchased it from Barclays Bank in 1983, as trustee of Arnold Bradley’s estate.

The purchase price was Sh1.25 million. However, the judge noted that the records presented in court lacked evidence of the sale agreement, proof of payment, or the transfer document.

He said Barclays Bank (now Absa) did not specify to whom the land was sold, how much it was sold for, or how the proceeds were used.

The court found that the negotiations for the property began in 1977, not 1982, and concluded there was no evidence that Muchanga Investments had paid for the land as claimed.

The judge also pointed to a letter suggesting that John Gohard Mburu had paid part of the purchase price, likely through his advocate, but there was no evidence of a completed transaction.

Justice Angote ruled that Muchanga Investments had abused its position by acquiring the land fraudulently, and since the Estate of Mburu lacked the sale agreement, it could not enforce the 1977 agreement.

The court also ruled that Telesource.com Ltd’s title was invalid, as John Mugo could not have acquired the property from Arnold Bradley in 1978, after Bradley’s death in 1973.

Justice Angote declared all titles issued after Arnold Bradley’s death fraudulent, ordering the land to revert to the Executor of Bradley’s will.

The court instructed the Public Trustee to identify the beneficiaries of Bradley’s estate within 30 days for the land’s distribution according to the Law of Succession Act.

Three men, including an official attached to the Government Printer, were today charged with 18 criminal offences, among them forgery of official stamps, making false documents, and possession of government stores.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) preferred the charges against Livingstone Ambani Munala, Leonard Clifford Wafula, and Paul Muigai Kimani, who were arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi.

Mr. Munala faces 13 counts, including seven related to the forgery of official stamps and possession of public stores, as well as two counts of making false documents.

Prosecution told court on the 28th of March 2025, at a residence along Desai Road in Starehe Sub-County, Nairobi, Mr. Munala was found in possession of instruments capable of producing stamp impressions in the names of a number of land officials—specifically I.R Jeptanui-439, C.S Maina-235, V. Njane-478, Mochonge O. Nicholas-014, A.W Mararia-271, and C.N Kituyi-215—purporting them to be genuine stamps of land registrars and administrators.

He is further accused of forging two title deeds of serial numbers 29131 and 3894792, and falsely presenting them as legitimate documents issued by the Government Printer.

Mr. Munala was also found in possession of public stores, including blank land title forms, receipts, and nine green cards bearing serial number (L) 298 from the State Department for Lands.

These items are suspected to have been stolen or unlawfully obtained.

Meanwhile, Leonard Clifford Wafula—an official at the Government Printer—and Paul Muigai Kimani were each charged with being in unlawful possession of public stores.

Court heard that on the 28th of March 2025, Mr. Wafula was found with an International Certificate of Vaccination issued by the Ministry of Health at his residence in Umoja, a Nairobi suburb.

Mr. Kimani was also found in possession of two file covers belonging to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), which are also suspected to have been stolen or unlawfully acquired.

The three accused pleaded not guilty before Senior Principal Magistrate Benmark Ekhumbi in the case prosecuted by Norah Achieng.

Mr. Munala was released on a bond of Ksh. 3 million, while Mr. Wafula and Mr. Kimani were each granted bond of Ksh. 600,000.