Kenyan Gospel Artist Charged With Land Fraud, Denied Bail
Kenyan gospel artist Alex Nyanchonga Apoko, also known as Ringtone, has been held after a Nairobi court denied him bail in connection with a Ksh50 million land fraud case.
He appeared in court on Thursday, May 15, in front of Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego.
The prosecution claimed that on February 28, 2023, the defendants conspired to fraudulently obtain the land.
Ringtone and his co-accused, Alfred Juma Ayora, have denied conspiracy to defraud businesswoman Teresia Adhiambo Odhiambo.
The prosecution alleges that the couple falsely claimed adverse possession of the land, a 0.1908-hectare plot in Karen, Nairobi.
Popular City Musician Charged with Defrauding Businesswoman in Ksh 50 Million Land Case
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Gospel musician Alex Nyachonga Apoko, also known as Ringtone, and co-accused Alfred Juma Ayora were on Thursday arraigned at Milimani Law Courts, charged with three counts of defrauding… pic.twitter.com/BRwPEYqWeR
According to the prosecutor, Ayora willfully lied in the affidavit filed in court regarding living on the farm for over 20 years, which he knew was false.
Ayora allegedly provided false testimony in a legal process before the Environment and Land Court, in which he was the petitioner and Odhiambo and the Chief Land Registrar were the respondents.
Ringtone’s repeated absences from earlier court appearances, alleging illness, resulted in a warrant for his arrest on May 7, 2025.
His lawyer produced medical documents, but the court said they were inadmissible owing to validity concerns.
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Magistrate Alego ruled that the suspects be remanded in the Industrial Area Prison until Monday, May 19, when a pre-bail report will be provided and their bail application evaluated.
The current instance adds to the growing number of cases recorded involving fake real estate transactions, mainly in Nairobi, where unsuspecting persons, including foreigners, have lost money.
On April 23, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) urged Kenyans who were allegedly duped by a fraudulent Nairobi-based real estate company owner to file complaints at the DCI headquarters.
The plea followed a complaint submitted at the DCI headquarters in December of last year, in which the real estate company’s owner was accused of soliciting Ksh6.4 million from a complainant.
Kenyan Gospel Artist Charged With Land Fraud, Denied Bail
