Prominent hotelier Mohammed Shabbir Noorani of the Pride Inn Hotel Chain was arraigned before the Milimani law court and charged with two crimiknal counts in a dispute over the control of the hotel.
Appearing before Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi, he was charged with maliciously damaging a Pride Inn Hotel building .
It is alleged that he committed the offence on various dates between May 1, 2020, and July 1 last year at Pride Inn Hotel Raphta Road in Westlands in Nairobi County.
He is also charged with another count of stealing cctv, door locks, server room equipment, furniture’s and fittings all alleged to be worth over Sh36 million.
The prosecution did not oppose his release on bail but urged the court to order him to deposit his travelling documents.
The court granted him a cash bail of Sh1 million and directed him to deposit his passport.
The case will be mentioned on September 8 of this year.