An elderly man was arraigned before a Nakuru court for attempted fraud after allegedly posing as a legitimate land owner.
Peter Mwangi was accused of attempting to defraud Joseph Kinuthia on October 9 at Nakuru Town alongside others not before court by pretending that he was in a position to sell them a piece of land in Gilgil.
Mwangi also faced another count of impersonating Kamau Nganga, the owner of the piece of land that he allegedly intended to sell to Kinuthia.
Mwangi is said to have announced that the piece of land in Gilgil was up for sale, where Kinuthia got interested and was ready for negotiation once he saw it.
Upon reaching Gilgil after the deal was agreed in Nakuru, Kinuthia was shown the land that he was interested, but later learnt that the land did not belong to the accused.
Appearing before Senior Principle Magistrate Liz Gicheha, he pleaded not guilty and was released on a surety bond of Sh500,000 with an alternative cash bail of Sh300,000.
The case will be heard on November 24.
In the same court, a youth who was allegedly found with bullets at Rongai was released on a surety bond of Sh300,000 and an alternative cash bail of Sh100,000.
Fredrick Owino was caught by policemen during a search after a tip off that he had bullets in his possession on October 8, at Rongai in Nkauru County.
Police say he was found in possession of 13 bullets when he was arrested.
He pleaded not guilty for the charges and the case will be heard on November 26