Moi signed USIU land move : lawyer

Nairobi. The lawyer behind the controversial Ndung’u land report has told investigators he saw former President Daniel arap Moi sign a transfer document for disputed property claimed by a university, Equity Bank boss James Mwangi and a US-based Kenyan businessman.

Paul Ndung’u told investigators probing the property that Mr Moi signed the sale agreement that saw the upmarket Muthaiga North estate acquired by DPS International, which the former president has disowned.

He reckons the sale agreement and transfer were signed in early 1986 at State House in the presence of former Finance minister Arthur Magugu.

“I recollect that I prepared the agreement transfer in favour of DPS...

I needed to carry all documents required for His Excellency’s signature,” Mr Ndung’u’s signed statement says.

The 30-acre property in Nairobi, initially owned by Mr Moi, is claimed by Mr Mwangi, United States International University Africa (USIU-A) and US-based businessman George Kiongera.

The former President reckons he sold the prime piece of land in upmarket Muthaiga North estate for Sh500 million to Mr Kiongera in June and has never dealt with DPS International.

Mr Ndung’u says Mr Moi was told the purpose of their visit and later proceeded to sign the agreement and transfer in “my presence and both documents were handed back to me.”

The former President has since sworn an affidavit claiming that the alleged transfer to DPS International was created to defraud him.

The Ndung’u land report had the names of prominent people, including families of former presidents Jomo Kenyatta and Moi as well as former top civil servants, military officers, High Court judges and former Cabinet ministers save to have grabbed public land. (NMG)