A Milimani Court has freed a man linked to a Toyota Prado ownership dispute by the name Christopher Munene on a bond of Ksh200,000 with an alternative of Ksh100,000 cash bail. 

Munene has been charged with forgery, infringing security measures with intent to access the eCitizen account of Maureen Tabitha Mutinda, and uttering false documents, among other counts.

Appearing before Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina on Monday, June 15, 2026, Munene denied all the charges lodged against him by the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), and a plea of not guilty was entered.

“A plea of not guilty is entered in all the five counts; the defence is to be supplied with all documents,” Magistrate Onyina stated.

The prosecution did not oppose the accused being released on bail and bond terms.

 Accused of forging

According to the charge sheet, Munene, with others who were not in court, is accused of forging a logbook for a Toyota Prado bearing the name of Maureen Tabitha Mutinda as the registered owner.

“On diverse dates between January 25, 2023, and September 24, 2024, at an unknown time and place, jointly with others not before court, they forged a certain document, namely a motor vehicle registration certificate (logbook) of serial number N5797880L dated January 25, 2023, in respect of motor vehicle registration number KBX121Q Toyota Prado bearing the name of Maureen Tabitha Mutinda as the registered owner, purporting it to be a genuine motor vehicle registration certificate issued by the Directorate of Registration at the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA),” part of the charge sheet reads.

In another count, Munene is accused of fraudulently uttering a forged logbook at Mogo Auto Limited bearing a company name of ROCX CREST GROUP Limited and later at the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) headquaters, where he is said to have unlawfully obtained a registration certificate by falsely claiming ownership of the vehicle on September 30, 2024.

 Computer misuse

Further, the accused has been charged with the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act for infringing a security measure with intent to gain access to the eCitizen account of Maureen Tabitha Mutinda and transferring ownership of the vehicle without authorisation.

Earlier, the accused lawyer urged the court to defer the plea taking, arguing that the matter could be resolved through negotiations.

The court heard that the dispute has a matrimonial dimension, adding that they are likely to come back to court with an agreement on the matter.

“Your honour, the parties have instructed us to try and defer the matter at least till after the plea-taking. Then we will have the discussion, and then we will come back. If there is no agreement, we can just proceed with the plea-taking,” the defence submitted to the court.

“Your honour, we are requesting that the accused be released either on bail or on his own recognisance, and then we will come back; we are likely, very likely, to come back with an agreement,” the lawyer added.

The matter will be mentioned on July 1, 2026, for further directions.