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Business tycoon and politician Agnes Kagure has unveiled her Nairobi Gubernatorial bid for the August 9 elections.
Kagure who has been battling various property dispute cases and this has raised eyebrows against her ambitions for the county job.
In November last year, a brother to a Kenyan of British descent who died in 2012 leaving multi million property in Karen and Upper Hill that is claimed by Kagure testified in the property dispute.
Michael Fairfax Robinson told High court judge Maureen Odero that his brother- Roger Robson, who died in 2012, never sold his piece of land that was worth Kshs 500 million to Kagure, who has been claiming it.
Michael also disputed claims that his late brother Robinson had transferred his shares at Plovers Haunt limited to businessman Thomas Mutaha, as he alleges.
He was testifying in a case where Kagure and Mutaha sued lawyer Guy Spencer Elms accusing him of forging signatures on the Will of the late Roger. Roger left the Will to Spencer as the executioner of his properties.
While Kagure claims that she bought the disputed piece of land from Roger for Sh100 million in 2011, Michael told the court that his brother was still living on the property at the time until his death in 2012.
“I had been urging Roger to move and sell the said property for several years because of his poor health but he had always resisted my advice and had continued to do so up to and including our last communication,” Michael told the court.
He further told the court that on several occasions his brother had informed him of attempts by fraudsters to steal his property in Karen by making false claims.
On his part, Mutaha, who claims to be a director of Plovers Haunt limited — the company that rightfully owns the land — claims the late Robson transferred his shares in the company to him for free.
In the Will, the deceased is said to have indicated the estates should be sold and proceeds shared between his nephew and charitable institutions in Kenya that focus on environmental conservation.
Kagure and Mutaha, however, accuse Spencer of forging signatures on the Will.
Background on the land grabbing.
Having lived alone, no wife, no children or relatives in Kenya, Roger Bryan Robson felt that his vast land in Karen and the monies in the bank could go to waste, or be grabbed by gluttonous individuals once he died.
In 1997, 15 years to his death, Mr Robson contracted the services of Guy Elms, a British lawyer, to draw up his will that would see his wealth go to purposeful use.
According to the will, the property would be left to charitable organisations in Kenya involved with environment, wildlife, health and education. Also, part of the money would be handed over to Mr Robson’s nephew in the UK.
However, almost immediately after his death, invaders including gospel singer Alex Apoko, famously known as Ringtone, occupied the property claiming ownership. Apoko claimed his uncle owned the property. He later left the property, but not after carting away some of the movable properties owned by Mr Robson.
Before waters could settle, Agnes Kagure, who is now contesting for the Nairobi governorship seat invaded the property and installed his men, preventing execution of the will
