Company Director Charged with Stealing Ksh 25 Million from Deceased Man’s Widow and Estate

A director of Mass Labs Limited (MAL), a private company, has been charged with stealing assets and properties of a widow valued at KSh 25 million.

Tom Waiharo Njoroge denied stealing assets and properties of the late Joseph Santet Ole Shoona within a span of four years between April 2021 and October 2025.

Njoroge, who was indicted before Milimani law courts, chief magistrate Lucas Onyina, faced five counts of intermeddling with the property of a deceased person, making false documents, forgery, and uttering fake documents to the Business Registration Services at the Attorney General’s Office.

He was charged with intermeddling with the property of a deceased person contrary to section 45(1) as read with 45(2) of the Succession Act.

Njoroge, the director of MAL, was accused of having unilaterally transferred the assets of Mass Labs Limited to Apex Projects Limited on diverse dates between April 2021 and October 29, 2025, at the ASK Grounds, Jamhuri Park, within Nairobi County, thereby transferring the stake of Joseph Santet Ole Shoona (deceased).

The accused is alleged to have transferred the assets without the consent of Lawrence Lein Shoona, Caroline Lipaso Shoona, and Lois Shena Shoona, the administrators of the estate of the deceased.

On December 6, 2023, the prosecution claims that at ASK Grounds within Jamhuri Park, with intent to deceive and without lawful authority or excuse, a false document, to wit, minutes of MAL of even date.

The court heard that Njoroge purported that the said MAL minutes were genuine and valid, generated from a meeting held on that day.

In the third count, the accused denied forging the minutes of MAL, purporting them to be genuine, having been signed by Lawrence Litein Shoona.

The fourth charge is that Njoroge presented the forged minutes to the Business Registration Services (BRS), purporting them to be genuine.

In the last charge, Njoroge was accused of stealing, where the prosecution states that, being a director of MAL, he stole the assets and property worth KSh 25 million, which came to his possession by virtue of his position.

He urged the court to release him on reasonable bail terms, saying he is not a flight risk and that he will turn up in court to face his accusers at the appropriate time.

The prosecution did not oppose the bail plea.

The magistrate imposed on him a cash bail of KSh 500,000.

Onyina ordered the prosecution to supply the accused with witness statements and exhibits that will be presented in testimony to enable him to prepare his defense.

The case will be mentioned in a fortnight to fix a trial date.