A former Homa Bay Trade executive member is in police custody over alleged land fraud.
The former executive member was arrested after being linked to the fraudulent sale of a piece of land in Homa Bay.
It is alleged that he sold the land twice to two different people for a total of Sh14 million.
He allegedly sold the land at Sh8 million to the first buyer who paid him Sh7.8 million.
He again sold the same land to another person at Sh6 million.
The second buyer paid him Sh4 million and remained with Sh2 million to clear the debt.
The first buyer is reported to have raised complaints to the suspect after he found the land already fenced by the alleged second buyer.
The second buyer had also brought building and construction materials to the place to begin developing it.
When he complained about the issues, the former executive member allegedly dismissed him and subsequently refused to respond to his phone calls and text messages.
“He went against the agreement of processing for me the title deed. He sold it to another person without my consent,” the first buyer claimed.
The suspect is reported to have disappeared after the first buyer reported the matter to the police.
The second buyer is reported to have processed and secured a title deed for the land. The former executive member reportedly aided the second buyer to get the title deed.
“I reported the matter to the police for his arrest after he disappeared for more than two months,” he claimed.
“I appeal to the police to help me get justice.”
Homa Bay DCI Charles Koilenge said they arrested the former executive member for participating in a land con man-ship.
Koilenge said they have intensified investigations by making arrests and interrogating the suspects in the matter.
“All the parties in the land deal must record statements with us before we take the issue to court. We hope they will respond positively,” Koilenge said.
