Woman Poses as Nakuru Governor, Swindles Ksh40M from Officials with False Land Promises
A Nakuru resident is being accused of assuming the identity of Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika and swindling former Nakuru Mayor Herman Nderi and a businessman out of Ksh40 million. The fraud involved promising them valuable land in both Nakuru and Nairobi Counties.
The defendant, Lucy Nyambura, was brought before the Nakuru Law Courts after her apprehension on Thursday, March 14. This occurred after law enforcement officers searched her home in response to reports accusing her of deceivingly acquiring Ksh40 million by impersonating Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika.
Among the twelve individuals filing complaints are ex-Nakuru Mayor Herman Nderi and his colleague Peter Mwangi. They were allegedly assured plots of land in different sizes across Nakuru’s Milimani Estate, Karen, Kitusuru, and Kileleshwa in Nairobi County, as well as residential units in Nakuru’s Bondeni Estate.
Reportedly, Nyambura is said to have supplied the complainants with deceptive land allocation documents and organized encounters with government authorities to make the supposed transactions appear legitimate.
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Although she never encountered the complainants in person, it is said that she communicated with them via phone, pretending to be Governor Kihika.
In a police raid conducted at her home, officials found images of Nyambura posing with the President, Governor Kihika, and former Nakuru County Assembly Speaker Joel Kairo.
Investigators probing the matter successfully tracked the illicit funds to Nyambura’s account at the bank.
Lucy pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released on a Ksh8 million bond with a similar surety.
Nderi, one of the individuals filing a complaint, took legal action against the government for alleging that prison officers tortured him after his arrest on accusations of conspiring to overthrow former President Daniel Moi’s administration.
Justice Isaac Lenaola granted him Ksh3.5 million on August 2, 2012, which rose to Ksh4.1 million by 2013.
Woman Poses as Nakuru Governor, Swindles Ksh40M from Officials with False Land Promises
