DCI detectives from the Land Fraud Investigation Unit are investigating a land scandal involving over 500 victims of Lesedi Developers Ltd.
The detectives have already been informed how they were tricked into purchasing land with the company for Ksh 350,000 with the promise of getting the tittle deed.
It was after making payment that they realized that the beacons they had placed on the said parcels were missing prompting them to seek justice.
Geoffrey Kahungi Kiragu, the Director of Lesedi Developers Limited sought an out of court settlement which has since failed as the DPP has approved his prosecution.
“Over 500 victims have come out seeking justice alleging to have been defrauded of their hard-earned money in a land fraud scheme orchestrated by Lesedi Developers Ltd.
The land selling company has in the past gotten into headwinds with Detectives from the Land Fraud Investigation Unit in a case where 360 complainants reported that Geoffrey Kahungi Kiragu, the Director of Lesedi Developers Limited, deceived them into paying for land parcels that he claimed could be transferred from a legitimate title deed in Thika Municipality Block 40/2414. Each plot measured 40 by 80 feet and was priced at Sh350,000.
The complainants further informed the detectives that after visiting Lesedi Developers offices in Thika, they were taken on-site visits and allowed to choose their plots, which had been marked with beacons. In total, they paid Sh126 million to the company with individual sale agreements executed for each transaction.
After making payments, they were promised title deeds within three months, which never materialized. Upon revisiting the plots, the victims discovered that the beacons were missing.
Following investigations, the LFIU detectives recommended that Lesedi Developers Limited and Geoffrey Kahungi Kiragu be jointly charged with Obtaining Money by False Pretenses. After perusing the case file, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions approved all charges preferred and further gave consent to charge.
As the case was before Court, Geoffrey Kahungi, through his defence counsel, sought an out-of-court settlement with the complainants, which the court granted.
Out of the 360 complainants, 69 are set to receive their title deeds after the Court ordered the subdivision of Thika municipality Block 40/2643 on February 17, 2025, for issuance to 69 complainants.
Currently, detectives are at an advanced stage of finalizing investigation of the 500 other victims who have been swindled by the said land selling company.” said DCI
