Lawyer Guy Spencer Elms is now being viewed as a man fleeing justice after a Nairobi Magistrate’s Court issued a warrant for his arrest. His failure to appear in court to answer multiple serious charges of forgery has raised doubts about his credibility and intentions.
The court, led by Principal Magistrate Ben Mark Ekubi, was clear in its decision after the prosecution argued that Elms had ignored a lawful summons. Despite claims by his lawyer that he was away to care for a sick child and had booked return flights to attend court, the magistrate found no valid reason to excuse his absence.
The court went ahead and ordered that Elms be arrested and brought before the court on August 11 to plead to the charges.The nature of the charges against Elms is not minor. According to the charge sheet, he faces five serious criminal counts, all tied to forgery and an alleged attempt to fraudulently take over property.
The first count accuses him of making a false will dated March 24, 1997, which he allegedly created without authority in the name of the late Roger Bryan Robson. The second count alleges that in 2015, he took this forged document to the DCI offices in Nairobi and presented it as a genuine will.
The third and fourth charges are similar, revolving around a forged power of attorney which he also presented to investigators, claiming it was signed by the deceased.But perhaps the most alarming charge is the fifth one.
The prosecution claims that Elms attempted to use the forged will in 2013 to fraudulently acquire two valuable pieces of land in Karen, estimated to be worth Ksh 100 million.
The land was tied to the estate of the late Roger Robson, and the documents Elms allegedly relied on are now under serious scrutiny.
The court was clear that such attempts to manipulate legal processes cannot go unpunished. What makes matters worse is the growing impression that Elms is trying to avoid facing these accusations directly.
His absence from court, especially after being given several chances, paints him as a man on the run.It is not the first time legal proceedings around the estate of Roger Robson have dragged through the courts.
Elms has in the past maintained that he was carrying out Robson’s final wishes. But these new charges suggest otherwise, and now he must answer to the law.
His sudden disappearance at a critical time only adds to the suspicion. The court expects him to appear on August 11 to face the charges, but whether he will turn up or continue evading justice remains to be seen.
His conduct has now shifted public focus from a respected lawyer to someone who seems desperate to escape accountability.
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