By Dorothy Musyoka
Controversial businessman Philip Chrisantus Obure, popularly known as “Chris Obure,” appeared before Chief Magistrate Susan Shitubi at the Milimani Law Court this morning, where he pleaded not guilty to charges of forgery, giving false information, and uttering false documents.
The charges stem from allegations that Obure, through his firm SBS Dunhill East Africa, used forged Binding Resolutions in an attempt to fraudulently claim ownership of the multimillion Senteu Plaza.
Detectives from the Serious Crimes Unit, in collaboration with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations’ (DCI) Document Examiners, uncovered the alleged forgery during their investigations.
According to the prosecution, Obure previously used the forged documents to mislead potential investors, including foreign nationals, into believing he owned the property, securing fraudulent financial gains in the process.
The accused was arrested on January 27, 2025, and brought to court the following day. While denying the four charges against him, Obure was granted bail by Chief Magistrate Shitubi.
“Obure was arrested yesterday after detectives based at Serious Crime Unit backed by DCI’s Document Examiners established that the businessman had presented forged Binding Resolutions fronting them as genuine in an attempt to claim ownership of multimillion Senteu Plaza,” stated the DCI.
“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,” added the DCI.
However, the suspect pleaded not guilty and was released on a personal bond of Ksh 500,000, a surety of the same amount, or an alternative cash bail of Ksh 200,000 with one personal contact.
This comes days after a judgement delivered by Justice Patrick Otieno at Milimani High Court on January 23, 2025, giving the Assests Recovery Agency a greenlight to recover over Sh 18 million from two private jet leasing firms linked to Obure following their suspicious involvement in international money laundering syndicate.