Businessman Chris Obure charged for allegedly forging building ownership documents

Controversial Nairobi businessman Philip Chrisantus Obure was on Tuesday morning arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts where he pleaded not guilty to charges of forgery, providing false information, and uttering false documents.

This followed his arrest on Monday by detectives from the Serious Crime Unit and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)’s Document Examination team.

The detectives had uncovered evidence that Obure had presented forged Binding Resolutions as genuine documents in an attempt to claim ownership of the multimillion-shilling Senteu Plaza.

“Obure, whose firm, SBS Dunhill East Africa is housed at the Plaza, had previously used the said documents to fraudulently obtain money from foreigners whom he lured into believing he is the owner of the Plaza,” stated the DCI.

Chief Magistrate Susan Shitubi released the businessman on a personal bond of Ksh.500,000 and a surety of the same amount, or alternatively, a cash bail of Ksh.200,000 with one personal contact as guarantor.

The development comes just days after Justice Patrick Otieno, in a ruling delivered on January 23, 2025, authorized the Assets Recovery Agency to seize over Ksh.18 million linked to two private jet leasing firms connected to Obure.

The firms are suspected of involvement in an international money laundering scheme.