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A Thika court has issued a warrant of arrest against a company director for failing to appear in court to answer the charges of carrying out developments without permission.
John Mbugua Ndichu, said to be Finsco Africa company marketing director, was to appear in court on Tuesday to plead to the charges but failed.
His failure to appear in court led the Thika court magistrate to issue the warrant and order that Mbugua appears in court for the case.
In the charge sheet before the court, Mbugua is accused of carrying out land subdivision as an agent of Riverline ridges without development permission from the county government of Kiambu.
He is alleged to have committed the offence on May 17 at around 1600hrs at the Mugotha area in Juja.
In count two, he is charged with failing to comply with enforcement notice contrary to the law.
The prosecution says that on the same dates and place, he failed to comply with notice requiring him to stop any further subdivision and advertisement and seek county approvals.
Mbugua was arrested on May 17 and is out on a police cash bail of Sh10,000.
credit:Star Newspaper