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3 August 2010
Nairobi — A police officer became tongue-tied in court when he realised that the documents he was relying on as exhibits in a fraud case against a secondary school teacher were forged.
Mr John Migwi was given copies of a vehicle logbook and a P3 form, and a hand-written agreement by a transporter, Mr Ibrahim Ndirangu Ndung'u, to use against Ms Rose Wanjiku Kogu.
Ms Kogu has denied obtaining Sh165,000 from Mr Ndung'u pretending that she would import new and second- hand clothes from Uganda for him.
Mr Migwi produced the documents as exhibits to support the case against the teacher.
However, on cross-examination by Mr David Mwangi Mugo, it turned out that the copy of the logbook said to belong to Mr Ndung'u was a forgery.
The lawyer asked Mr Migwi if he took signature samples of Ms Kogu. He said he did not.
The court was supplied with a copy of the true owner of the logbook given by Mr Ndung'u.
Mr Ndung'u had told the court that he sold his wife's vehicle in September 2002, then gave Ms Kogu the proceeds to import the clothes.
Mr Kinaro also heard that Mr Ndung'u has since been charged in a Kiambu court for allegedly forging the signature of Ms Kogu in another Sh800,000 agreement for the purchase of a motor vehicle. He is out on bond.
The witness testified that Ms Kogu and Mr Ndung'u were friends, but their relationship went sour.
Ms Kogu is out on bond.
