By Our Reporter

A PROMINENT real Estate agent in Kisumu was yesterday charged again before the area Chief Magistrate’s court with obtaining money from members of the public under the pretext that he would secure them assorted parcels of land.

George Adada Nyagoya appeared before the chief Magistrate Mrs Lucy Gitari and denied a total of three counts.The first count states he on diverse dates between September 2009 and December he obtained 770,000/- from Philemon Odeny at Reinsurance Plaza within Kisumu under the pretext that he would secure him a parcel of land .

Count two states that he secured 400,000/- at Re Insurance Plaza from Timothy Otieno under the pretext that that h would give him a parcel of land Dago within Kisumu.The last count states that he obtained 710,000/- at Re Insurance plaza from Joshua Okore under the pretext that he would secure him a parcel of land at Dago.

Mrs Gitari ordered him released on a cash bail of 30,000/.Adada if facing trial before another court for obtaining 400,00/- from a woman under the pretext that he could secure her a parcel of land at Konya area.Principal magistrate Harrison Adika is hearing the case .

Earlier this year prospective land buyers roughed up the leading real Estate Agent in Kisumu while accusing him of fleecing them of unspecified amounts of cash under the pretext that her would sell them assorted parcels.The irate mob pounced on Mr. George Adada leaving him half naked.Adada who is the proprietor of Michigen Investments which is based in Kisumu pleaded with the buyers to leave him alone but his pleas fell on deaf ears as they roughed him up.

Chaos erupted at Konya village in the outskirts of Kisumu town where land surveyors, police and lawyers had gone there in order to find the situation on the ground.But the mob stormed the area next to Ukweli pastoral centre sending everyone scampering in different directions.

Earlier hundreds of prospective land buyers in Kisumu who claim to have lost millions of shillings to fraudsters posing as agents threatened to stage a major demonstration against the police and land officials in the area whom they say collude with the conmen.The victims said that they will stage a major demonstration against the office of the criminal investigations department for not arresting the agents.One of the victims Ms Leah Aketch said that she was coned by agent at Michigen Investments and has spent over 7 million shillings in developing a parcel of land at Konya in the outskirts of Kisumu which turned out to be a road reserve.

Mr. Mugwanja said he is aware of Aketch’s case since it was forwarded from CID headquarters for immediate action.Documents seen by Weekly Citizen shows that Aketch was given a referral letter addressed to the Nyanza PCIO to look into the matter.

He promised to look at the file with a view to taking action.Mr. Mugwanja confirmed that there are some 32 cases of that nature which are being investigated by the Kisumu DCIO.The days of those who have been fleecing people under the pretext of giving them parcels of land are now numbered.A number of top civil servants and businessmen in Kisumu have also fallen victims of the super conmen.

Investigations have revealed that those who have been fleeced of millions of shillings have been promised parcels of land at Kibos Road, Dago, Konya, Dunga, parts of Kajulu, Riat and Kisian, Dago together with Otonglo areas.

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