NAIROBI LAWYER EXPOSED FOR FORGING BILLIONAIRE’S WILL

A Nairobi lawyer has been accused of forging the will of the late billionaire Pritam Singh Panesar in an alleged scheme to seize a 53-acre prime beachfront estate in Msambweni, Kwale County.
Court documents and forensic reports show that lawyer Guy Spencer Elms, alongside co-executor Nileshkumar Shah, presented themselves as executors of Panesar’s estate. However, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) concluded that the will was a forgery after expert analysis revealed glaring inconsistencies in Panesar’s signatures.
Forensic examiner Alex Mwongera found that the signatures on the contested will differed significantly from Panesar’s authentic ones in stroke formation, pen lifts, and overall execution. An independent handwriting expert, Emmanuel Karisa Kenga, also confirmed the signatures did not match after comparing nine known documents signed by Panesar.
The disputed property had previously been awarded under adverse possession to three long-time occupants by Justice A. E. Dena. Despite the ruling, Elms and Shah challenged the judgment, citing their role as executors of the billionaire’s estate.
Fresh revelations have further complicated the case. A sworn affidavit by Henry Philip Nyabuto claims he was recruited to help falsify a “Green Card”—an official land registry document—to facilitate the alleged takeover. Nyabuto admitted receiving KSh 10,000 via M-Pesa from a number linked to Wilson Gichuhi, said to have acted on Elms’ instructions.
The saga has drawn attention partly because Elms was previously linked to another high-profile forgery case involving the estate of British tycoon Roger Bryan Robson in Karen. That case dragged on for over a decade before the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) dropped it.
The current dispute has reignited debate over rampant land fraud in Kenya, with critics calling for tougher enforcement against lawyers implicated in fraudulent dealings.