Mombasa tycoon Ashok Doshi to be charged Monday - police

Mombasa businessman Ashok Doshi is expected in court on Monday over alleged forgery.

The court date comes after his arrest by detectives from Land Fraud Unit who have been probing a land dispute case.

He was, however, released on cash bail by officers at the Muthaiga police station pending his arraignment, Monday, April 17.

Doshi’s arrest is in relation to a piece of land along Processional Way worth about Sh500 million.

In 2020, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions concurred with the DCI that the directors of Magnum Properties Limited -Doshi and his wife Pratibha – be charged for alleged forgery of documents and conspiracy to defraud the government.

Doshi and his wife later lost a case in which they sought to permanently restrain the police and ODPP from arresting and charging them in 2021.

DCI head of Investigations Abdalla Komesha on Sunday confirmed the arrest of the businessman.

Komesha said the trader will appear in court to answer to charges related to land fraud.

Doshi has been involved in the land saga with another company both claiming ownership of the land.

The parcel of land in question initially belonged to Greenview Lodge Limited owned by Jenniffer Nthenya.

But Doshi claims its ownership, alleging that the land was transferred to them in 2018 for Sh150 million.

Doshis told the court they are the registered owners of the land.

The land, according to the records was originally owned by Greenview Lodge Limited. Greenview then sold the land t to Magnum Properties before it was transferred to them in 2018 for Sh150 million.

The Doshis said despite having sold the land to Magnum Properties, Greenview Lodge and its director Jennifer Nthenya, had lodged numerous complaints to various government institutions.

Greenview then sold the land to Magnum Properties before it was transferred to them in 2018 for Sh150 million.

Green View Lodge said the matter had received extensive and lengthy investigations by internal departments of the Ministry of Lands and Settlement and the National Land Commission.