Ex-Nairobi PC Chelgoi defends self in Sh1.3billion land fraud case
Chelogoi said he was first allocated the land in 1995 while serving as a District Commissioner, but was unable to complete the process then due to financial constraints
Former Nairobi Provincial Commissioner (PC) Davis Nathan Chelogoi denied forging documents in a Sh1.3 billion land fraud case.
He told Chief magistrate Dolphina Alego that he lawfully acquired the contested property in Lower Kabete and that all processes leading to his ownership were conducted transparently.
Chelogoi said he was first allocated the land in 1995 while serving as a District Commissioner, but was unable to complete the process then due to financial constraints.
He told the court his salary at the time was Sh24,000, rising to about Sh40,000 with allowances, and sometimes his net income dropped to Sh16,000.
“Because of that it was difficult to complete the process immediately; I had to wait to be able to pay the premium,” said Chelogoi.
He testified that the land was unattractive at the time because of its steep depression, poor access, and forest cover.
