A Senior citizen is facing four years imprisonment for stealing her co-wife's title deed for a parcel of land worth Ksh 80 million six years ago.

The 70-year-old widow identified as Naomi Wangui Muchai was convicted of stealing, conspiracy to defraud, forgery, altering, and attempting to transfer the disputed piece of land registered under Mary Wanjiru Muchai, her co-wife.

In the case presented before Milimani Law Courts Senior Principal Magistrate Bernard Ochoi, the court learned that the land was subject of a High Court succession case pending before Lady Justice Maureen Odero.

Defense lawyers Samson Nyaberi and Sango Maewa stated that the accused, her co-wife, and their children are competing over the division of the parcel of land their late husband Samuel Muchai left.

“I note that the Will left behind by the late Samuel Muchai is being contested and the issues pertaining to the ownership of the land subject of this criminal trial will be determined,” Ochoi ruled.

Through her lawyer, Mr. Nyaberi, Wangui asked the court not to commit her to a custodial sentence due to her advanced age and poor health condition.

The court ordered that Ms. Wangui pays a fine of Ksh 550,000 or serve 47 months in jail for default, further ordering her to deposit a cash bail of Ksh 20,000 in court to be used as part of the fine.