Two suspects charged with illegal transfer of land denied bond

A man and woman were Friday charged with illegal transfer and acquisition of a privately owned parcel of land.

Simon Karanja and Nancy Muringo denied the three charges of attempting to defraud Anderson Macharia of his parcel of land located in Ndathi on March 3, 2013.

The two were charged with conspiracy to defraud Macharia of his land by forging the title deed in the name of Nancy Muringo.

They were also charged with forgery of the land’s title deed, while Muringo faced an additional charge of obtaining registration of the land in her name by false pretense. 

Nyeri Chief Magistrate Wendy Kagendo rejected their pleas for lenient bond terms, and slapped them with a bond of Sh1 million each.

The case will be heard on October 3. The prosecution said it will call three witnesses.