The MP faced three counts of making a false document, fraud and forgery.
Rangwe MP George Oner has been cleared of forgery and fraud charges that have haunted him for the past two years.
The ODM MP was embroiled in a vicious court battle with Nairobi businessman Benson Ritho Mureithi, who accused him of making alterations to part of a 50-acre parcel of land in Embakasi, Nairobi County, valued at approximately Sh1 billion, which was then subdivided and allegedly sold without the owner’s consent.
Resident Magistrate Edda Agade threw out the case for lack of evidence.
“It is my holding that the prosecution case fell short of the requirements of an arguable case as there is no evidence to support the claim that Mr Ogalo forged or made a false document, ” said Ms Agade.
The MP faced three counts of making a false document, fraud and forgery.
It was alleged that Mr Ogalo made a false document on or before March 6, 2008 with the intent to defraud Mr Ritho.
The alleged document was a cancellation charge for a parcel of land situated at Embakasi purported to have been a genuine document issued by the Kenya Revenue Authority’s Department of Domestic Taxes and signed by one John Orioro for the commissioner of Domestic Taxes.
The MP also faced the count of forging Mr Orioro’s signature, with the intent to defraud.
Mr Ritho, a businessman and an administrator of his father’s estate, claimed he had contracted Mr Ogalo as a consultant but he sold the plots without his consent.
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