Court to visit ex-PC Chelogoi in hospital for plea-taking » Capital News

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 12 – A Milimani Court has directed that a former Provincial Commissioner Nathan Chelagoi be charged for an offence of fraudulent acquisition of a Multi-billion shillings property located at Loresho, Nairobi.

Trial Magistrate Dolphina Alego said Chelogoi has never appeared in court to take plea as directed.

She said the court will on Thursday visit Chelogoi either in hospital as claimed by his defense lawyer or wherever he will be for purpose of plea taking.

The Magistrate said the application made by defense counsel professor Tom Ojienda on grounds that his client is unwell and subsequent production of medical documents can no longer be entertained by the court.

The suit property in question involves a business tycoon Ashok Shah now the complainant, the late Jacob Juma and Chelogoi.

The suit property was at the centre of tussle last week when the Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome paid a courtesy to the suit land, but she was however pelted with stones.

Professor Ojienda told the court, that the suit land is a private property, which the High Court declined to issue an eviction order and the CS has no business to Interfere with the same as her role is to look into public land.

He said the parties before court (Ashok,the late Juma and Chelagoi) have pending civil suit before the High Court which have not been heard and determined.

He said that High Court Professor Justice Nixon Sifuna did issue an order staying the execution of warrant of arrest issued against his client (Chelagoi).

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