A warrant of arrest has been issued against former Lamu West MP Julius Ndegwa (pictured) for failing to attend court in a case where he is charged with land fraud. On Thursday, Mombasa Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku ordered the Anti-Fraud Unit to arrest Ndegwa, who is the running mate of Umra Omar (Safina) in the race for Lamu governor. Ndegwa allegedly swindled money from two businessmen on February 27, 2013, after selling them a 4.5-hectare land in Hindi, Lamu, that belonged to the late Omar Kola Barisa. He was also accused of using pretence to obtain an attorney certificate to sell land to Yusuf Sufi Abasheikh and Mohaddin Abasheikh for Sh4 million. Ndegwa had denied the charges and was released on a Sh1 million cash bail.

Source: Standard Digital July 17, 2022 12:59 UTC