A Nairobi County land Registrar has confirmed to the court that Gidjoy Investment Company Limited is the rightful owner of a disputed Sh1 billion land in Donholm.
Vincecia Juma on Tuesday told Milimani senior principal Gilbert Shikwe that according to land documents from her office, land block 82/7333 and 82/7375 which is the subject of the criminal case is owned by Gidjoy Investment company.
She produced in court White cards and certificates of titles for the 11.5-acre piece of land located in Donholm confirming the same.
She explained to the court the Land registrar's work is to keep records, register documents conduct hearings between disputed parties and give rulings and attends court to testify on behalf of the Government.
The registrar was testifying in a Criminal case where ten accused persons are charged with two counts of malicious damage and Forcible entry contrary to section 339 (1) and 90 of the penal code.
The accused, Benita Alando Nathaniel, Peter Keya Owino, David Makau Mutuku, Kennedy Odhiambo Alex, Tutus Ochieng Okoth, Boniface Oduor Onyiengo, Calvince Ochieng Ooko, Patrobas Awino, Nick Omondi Owango and Philemon Otieno denied the charges and were released on cash bail.
Another witness, the arresting officer in the case Oscar Munyasia who was based in Savannah police post, narrated to the court that a report had been made at the station of malicious damage on private land.
He said on March 27, 2018, he and other officers arrested seven of the 10 accused persons at the scene of the crime after it was reported.
He also confirmed to the court that he witnessed a destroyed perimeter fence on the property.
All accused persons were present except for the 7th accused person Calvis Oduor whose warrant of arrest remains in force.
A further hearing will be on 11 September.
In 2018, the ten were charged with invading the parcel of land in a violent manner by chasing away security guards while armed with crude weapons.
They were also charged with maliciously damaging a perimeter wall valued at Sh144, 400.
They were accused that at around 0100 hours at Donholm phase 8 in Embakasi East sub-county within Nairobi County jointly with others not before the court, willfully and unlawfully damaged the Gidjoy Investment perimeter wall fence valued at Sh144,000.
