Five people have been charged with alleged forgery of lease documents to obtain a 99-year lease title to a 25-acre plot of land that houses the War Memorial Hospital.
The suspects, who appeared before a Nakuru court northwest of Nairobi, were charged with 12 counts related to abuse of office, forgery, and conspiracy to defraud.
The five individuals are War Memorial Hospital directors Simon Watene and Roger Joslyn, land surveyor Kipkemboi Kigen, and two Ministry of Lands officials, Peter Nzuki Mutwiwa and Stephen Kihengo Mwaura.
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The individuals are alleged to have fraudulently obtained the documents to renew the lease title after it expired in 2021.
The suspects were arrested on Friday, January 19, 2024, after the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) concluded its investigations.
The prosecution has prepared 26 witnesses to testify at the trial, which is set to begin on July 31, 2024.
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