By Andrew Kariuki
A Nairobi businessman has been charged before the Milimani Law Courts with multiple counts of fraud, forgery and theft involving company property belonging to the estate of a deceased person.
Tom Waiharo Njoroge was arraigned on Wednesday after being arrested without a warrant on allegations that he unlawfully transferred company assets worth Ksh25 million from MASS LABS LIMITED to another entity known as Apex Projects Limited, without the consent of the estate administrators of the late Joseph Santet Ole Shoona.
According to the charge sheet, Njoroge is accused of intermeddling with the property of a deceased person. The prosecution said that between April 2021 and October 29, 2025, the accused transferred assets forming part of the deceased’s estate without approval from the administrators, Lawrence Lein Shoona, Caroline Lipaso Shoona and Lois Shena Shoona.
He also faces four other charges, including making a false document without authority, forgery, uttering a false document and stealing by director.
The court heard that on December 6, 2023, the accused allegedly fabricated minutes of MASS LABS LIMITED purporting them to be genuine company records signed by one of the administrators. The falsified minutes were later presented to Business Registration Services, where they were used to facilitate the illegal transfer of company ownership and assets.
Prosecutors said Njoroge’s actions amounted to theft by director after he allegedly diverted company assets valued at Ksh 25 million for personal benefit while serving as a director of the firm.
The matter was filed by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) through the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). Key witnesses named in the case include family members of the deceased Lawrence Shoona, Caroline Shoona, and Lois Shoona as well as several investigators and company officials.
Njoroge was released on a cash bail of Ksh 500,000, with the court scheduling the next hearing 14 days from now. The prosecution is expected to rely on company records, registration documents, and forensic analysis of the alleged forged minutes to prove the case.
