Brian Kiprop Torotich has been charged at Milimani Law Courts with giving false information to a public official.
That is an offence contrary to Section 129(a) of the Penal Code.
Court heard that on the October 13,2023 at National Criminal Investigations Academy-South C within Nairobi County, informed a person employed in the Public Service as a police officer based at Directorate of Criminal Investigations Headquarters that Land parcel measuring approximately 29 acres located at Karen in Nairobi belongs to your late Father Stephen Kositany, information you knew or believed to be false…”the charge sheet read.
The court also heard that the offence allegedly occurred on October 13, 2023, at the National Criminal Investigations Academy in South C, Nairobi, where he is said to have misled a police officer.
The prosecution told the court that it was not opposing his release on bond but requested that the matter be mentioned after two weeks for pre-trial directions.
“The prosecution does not oppose bond but prays for a mention in two weeks for pre-trial directions,” the State told the court.
Defence counsel appearing for the accused informed the court that there was another matter pending before the Environment and Land Court (ELC No. E418 of 2021) connected to the case and urged the court to grant adequate time to enable proper preparation.
Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina released Brian Torotich on a cash bail of KSh 50,000 with one contact person required. The matter was then allocated to Court 9 for further directions.
The court further directed that: “The defence be supplied with copies of witness statements and documentary evidence the prosecution wishes to rely on.”
The case will be mentioned on May 19, 2026, for pre-trial directions.
