Signatures produced by businesswoman Agnes Kagure for the purchase of Sh500 million land in Karen were forged, a court heard on Thursday.
The land was initially owned by British tycoon Roger Robson who died in 2012.
Kagure claims to have bought the land from Robson before he died.
However, on Thursday, Robson's lawyer David Michuki told Justice Maureen Odero that Robson was very frail and that his hands had tremors so he signed and wrote abruptly.
When he was shown Kagure’s conveyance, Michuki said it did not look like Robson’s signature.
Michuki represented the late tycoon until his death in 2012.
Kagure claims that she bought the disputed piece of land from the deceased for Sh100 million in 2011.
The land is now valued at Sh500 million.
She filed the suit against lawyer Guy Spencer Elms, accusing him of forging signatures on the will of Robson who, owned the two parcels of land.
Michuki, however, told the court that he knew the later Robson in 2011 when he represented him in a case by the then City Council of Nairobi , claiming that Robson had not paid his rates.
He said he was introduced to the deceased by Elms who had been his (Robson) lawyer for a longtime.
“Robson explained to me that he had been paying his rates to Karen and Lang’ata District Association since 1995,” Michuki said.
Michuki further, told the court that he represented Robson when three fraudsters tried to claim they were squatters
Michuki told the court that after meeting Robson, he realised due to his age, he had a difficulty in expressing himself properly and would often go on a tangent talking about other things.
When Robson died he left a will with Elms to manage his properties estimated to be worth more than Sh500 million.
He indicated that the estates should be sold and proceeds shared between his nephew and charitable institutions in Kenya that focus on environmental conservation.
However, Kagure opposed the will, accusing Elms of forging it.
Elms had been charged with forging the said will in the sale of the of land but the case was later withdrawn due to lack of evidence.
(Edited by Tabnacha O)
