A trader allegedly found with an image of a Judicial Court Seal, from Thika Law Courts has been charged with making fake court orders and forging official documents claiming they were printed by the Government Press.
Antony Mwangi Ndegwa, who was arrested seven months ago on October 24, 2025, was arraigned before Milimani law courts on June 22, 2026, facing six counts of forgery.
After his arrest, Mr Ndegwa was released on a police cash bail of Sh100,000 awaiting prosecution in court.
He was accused of forging a judicial stamp contrary to section 351 of the penal code, chapter 63 law of Kenya.
The Thika Road based trader was indicted that on October 24, 2025, at Blessed House Room Number 411, along Thika Superhighway at Homeland, without lawful excuse, knowingly had in his possession a judicial instrument.
The prosecution told a Milimani law court's chief magistrate that Ndegwa was found in his possession – Thika Chief Magistrate Commercial Court Seal.
The businessman faced five other forgery counts.
Ndegwa was charged that at an unknown place within the Republic of Kenya he forged the Thika chief magistrate’s commercial courts seal.
With intent to defraud, the accused allegedly made fake court title deeds marked TD-1 to TD-30 purporting that they had been published by the Government Printer, a fact he knew to be false.
Further the accused was charged with making -Certificates of Grants for parcels of land.
The alleged fake documents were Certificate of Grants ranging from G-1 to G-7 purporting to have been printed by the Government Printers, a fact he knew to be false.
The prosecution further accused Mr Ndegwa of forging Certificates of Titles (CoTs) numbered CoT-1 to CoT-7.
The prosecutor told the chief magistrate that Ndegwa claimed the said CoTs were published by the Government printers.
Further, the magistrate heard, the trader forged fake consent letters 028125,1295041,079949,079948, 692648,0821465,0821485,0182530 & 559803 purportedly printed by the Government Printers.
The businessman denied the charges. He applied to be released on bond saying for the last seven months he had been cooperating with the police.
“I urge this court to take judicial notice that I am not a flight risk as l surrendered myself to the courts’ jurisdiction,” the accused urged.
He promised to abide with all bond terms that will be imposed.
The prosecution did not oppose the bail plea but urged the magistrate to take judicial notice of the fake court and government documents recovered from the accused.
The prosecutor asked the court to impose stringent court terms commensurate to the charges filed against the suspect.
The magistrate allowed the accused bail plea then imposed a bond of Sh2 Million with one surety of similar amount.
He was given an alternative cash bail of Sh1 Million.
The case will be mentioned on June 29,2029 for pre-trial directions.
