Gospel Musician Ringtone To Spend Weekend In Custody
Kenyan gospel artiste Alex Nyanchonga Apoko, popularly known as Ringtone, has been remanded after a Nairobi court denied him bail in connection with a Ksh50 million land fraud case.
He appeared in court on Thursday, May 15, before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego. The prosecution alleged that on February 28, 2023, the accused conspired to fraudulently acquire the land.
Ringtone and his co-accused, Alfred Juma Ayora, pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to defraud businesswoman Teresia Adhiambo Odhiambo.
The prosecution claims the duo falsely asserted adverse possession of the land, a 0.1908-hectare plot located in Karen, Nairobi.
Ringtone, who was arraigned on Thursday under a warrant of arrest after skipping several court appearances, was charged with defrauding a businesswoman of her parcel of land worth Sh50 million within Nairobi’s Karen area.
The charge sheet showed he conspired with Alfred Juma Ayora on or before February 28, 2023, to defraud Teresiah Adhiambo of the land measuring 0.1908 hectares (0.47 acres).
Ringtone wanted to take over the land by means of adverse possession, claiming he had lived on the parcel in Karen for over two decades.
Ayora, who had taken a plea on March 28, faced a second count of giving false information.
He was accused of appearing before persons authorized to administer an oath and falsely swearing an affidavit in a matter of public concern to the effect that he had resided on the disputed land for two decades.
