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Controversial Nairobi businessman Chris Obure charged over forgery claims

Conspired to commit an offence of forgery

Controversial businessman  Chris Obure has been charged at a Nairobi court with the offences of conspiracy to commit a felony, forgery and uttering of forged document.

The prosecution told the court that between June 12, 2017 and October 9, 2023, at an unknown place within the republic of Kenya jointly with others who were not before the court with intent to deceive and defraud AC and Others Company Limited conspired to commit an offence of forgery contrary to section 345 as read together with Section 349 of the Penal Code.
At the same period of time, he was charged with forging a Binding Board Resolution purporting it to have been signed and stamped by Chandul Shah Director of AC and Others Ltd.
The court also heard that on February 10, 2024, at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations DCI Headquarters Serious Crime Unit within Nairobi county knowingly and fraudulently uttered a forged Binding Board Resolution purporting it to have stamped and signed by Chandul Shah Director of the AC and Others Ltd.
He was further charged with giving false information to a person employed in public service contrary to section 129 (a) of the Penal Code.
On February 9, 2024, at at the DCI Headquarters Serious Crime Unit within Nairobi county Obure informed Geoffrey Ndatho a person employed in the public service as a police officer he had an agreement for sale of a building, Senteu Plaza located on LR No 1/1373 with the Directors of AC and Others Ltd based on a Binding Board Resolution purportedly confirmed receipt by way of signing by Chandul Shah, a Director of the forementioned company bearing a purported official stamp, the information he knew to be false and likely to cause the said police officer to act on the false information against the interest of justice.
He appeared before the Milimani Chief magistrate Susan Shitubi and denied the charges.The Prosecution did not oppose his release on bond.
His defence lawyer Patrick Lumumba prayed the court to release the accused person on lenient bond terms citing he will adhere to the rules to be set by the court,”Your honour I pray you grant my client lenient bond terms as bond is a constitutional right under Article 49 which its main motive is to ensure the reappearance of the accused persons for trials,” he prayed.
The magistrate noted that the Prosecution did not oppose the accused to be released on bond and also indicated that bond is a constitutional right,
“I have considered the submissions by the defence noting that the Prosecution did not oppose bond terms,” the magistrate said.
He released him on KSh 500,000 with a surety of similar amount or alternative cash bail of Sh 200,000 with a contact person.The matter will be mentioned on February 12 for further directions.
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