Four men the prosecution avers trespassed into Karen land a defence lawyer says is associated with President Uhuru Kenyatta and started searching for beacons have been detained for two days. State prosecutor Fredrick Kimathi had asked the court to allow police to detain the four suspects for seven days to allow investigations into an alleged fake title they were using to claim the president’s land. According to Omari, it is not true that the suspects invaded the land intending to sell it to unsuspecting buyers and that the state does not need seven days to establish the people behind the alleged land grabbing. “These are small people who could not get access to the land owned by the president because it is guarded throughout. The magistrate agreed with Omari that it will be unjustified to detain the suspects for seven days and directed that the matter be mentioned on January 12 for further directions.

Source: Standard Digital January 05, 2022 22:34 UTC