Lawyer Guy Spencer Elms is now under serious scrutiny after a Nairobi court issued a warrant of arrest against him for ignoring lawful court summons. This move paints a troubling picture of a man who appears to be running from justice rather than facing the law.
Principal Magistrate Ben Mark Ekubi had no choice but to order Elms’ arrest after he failed to show up in court to answer to multiple criminal charges involving forgery and attempted land fraud.
The court session revealed that the accused’s lawyer tried to plead for more time, claiming Elms was attending to a sick child and had already booked return tickets to appear later.
But the excuse did little to sway the court. The magistrate ruled that there was no valid justification for his absence and firmly ordered that Elms be brought to court on August 11 to take his plea.
This is not just a case of a missed court date. Elms is facing five serious criminal counts that suggest a long-running and calculated attempt to fraudulently take control of a deceased man’s estate.
According to court documents, Elms is accused of forging a will dated March 24, 1997, falsely claiming it was signed by the late Roger Bryan Robson.
The charges further allege that in 2015, Elms took this forged document to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and presented it as genuine to an officer. It didn’t stop there. He also allegedly forged a Power of Attorney dated January 24, 2010, and again tried to pass it off as authentic to the same officer.
The most shocking part of this case is the claim that Elms, using these forged documents, went to the High Court in 2013 and attempted to claim ownership of two parcels of land in Karen worth Ksh 100 million. If true, this wasn’t just a legal misstep it was a full-blown effort to grab prime property through lies and deceit. Such actions go beyond professional misconduct.
They suggest a deeper pattern of manipulation and fraud by someone who should be upholding the law, not breaking it.
Elms’ failure to appear in court, even with a serious case like this hanging over his head, makes it hard to see him as anything but a fugitive trying to dodge justice.
Instead of clearing his name through the legal process, he appears to be evading it, raising even more suspicion about his intentions.
The courts are not buying into his excuses, and the arrest warrant now puts him on the spot to answer for his alleged crimes.
The next court date is set for August 11, and all eyes will be on whether Elms finally shows up to take responsibility for the charges against him. If he doesn’t, it will only strengthen the perception that he has something to hide and is actively trying to escape accountability.
