Woman arrested over alleged fraudulent acquisition of deceased estate land
Detectives from the Land Fraud Investigations Unit (LFIU) have apprehended a woman suspected of fraudulently acquiring a parcel of land associated with a deceased estate. According to a statement, Agnes Wairimu Gachanja was arrested Wednesday in Ruiru, where she had attended a defence hearing for a separate land fraud case also under investigation by the […] The post Woman arrested over alleged…
The Land Fraud Investigations Unit (LFIU) has apprehended Agnes Wairimu Gachanja in connection with the alleged fraudulent acquisition of a parcel of land associated with a deceased estate. The incident occurred in Ruiru, where Gachanja was present for a defence hearing related to another land fraud case. Two complainants, who are administrators of their late father's estate, discovered during an official search at the Thika Land Registry that the land measuring approximately 0.0825 hectares in Juja Farm had been transferred to an unknown individual without their knowledge or consent.
The land was subsequently sold for Sh800,000. Gachanja faces three charges including conspiracy to defraud, uttering false documents, and interfering with the property of a deceased person. She is set to appear before the Ruiru Law Courts today, August 20, 2026. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is committed to pursuing individuals suspected of unlawfully seizing, transferring, or disposing of properties belonging to deceased estates.
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