Businessman Chris Obure has on Tuesday been arraigned in court over a forged Binding Resolutions claiming that he is the owner of a multimillion building.
“Fraudulent businessman, Philip Chrisantus Obure alias “Chris Obure” has this morning pleaded not guilty to offences of forgery, giving false information and uttering false documents before Chief Magistrate Susan Shitubi at the Milimani Law Court.
Obure was arrested yesterday after detectives based at Serious Crime Unit backed by DCI’s Document Examiners established that the businessman had presented forged Binding Resolutions fronting them as genuine in an attempt to claim ownership of multimillion Senteu Plaza.” said DCI
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The building which also houses his company is claimed to have been wrongly been used by Chris Obure to swindle foreigners that it belongs to him.
He was however granted a personal bond of Ksh 500,000 and a surety of the same amount or cash bail of Ksh. 200,000.
“Obure, whose firm, SBS Dunhill East Africa is housed at the Plaza, had previously used the said documents to fraudulently obtain money from foreigners whom he lured into believing he is the owner of the Plaza.
The suspect pleaded not guilty to the four charges against him and was awarded a personal bond of Ksh 500,000 and a surety of the same amount or cash bail of Ksh 200,000 with 1 personal contact.” said DCI
The news comes at a time when Milimani High Court ordered Assests Recovery Agency permission to recover Ksh 18 million from two private jet leasing firms linked to him following allegations that they were involved in international money laundering syndicate.
