Lawyer Guy Spencer Elms is now a wanted man after a Nairobi Magistrate’s Court issued a warrant of arrest against him.
Elms, who has been accused of forgery in a case involving millions of shillings, failed to appear in court to respond to serious charges. His failure to attend court has raised concerns that he could be evading justice, possibly trying to delay or escape the legal process altogether.
The court, led by Principal Magistrate Ben Mark Ekubi, was not convinced by the excuse given by Elms’ lawyer, who claimed his client was out of the country attending to a sick child.
Even though the defence team told the court that Elms had already booked tickets to return to Kenya and appear in court, the magistrate ruled that there was no valid reason for his absence and ordered his immediate arrest.
The charges facing Elms are not minor. He is accused of faking documents to try and benefit from the estate of the late Roger Bryan Robson.
According to the court records, Elms allegedly forged a will dated March 24, 1997, pretending it was written and signed by the late Robson.
That fake will is at the center of the case, as Elms is also accused of presenting it as genuine to a police officer at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations on February 10, 2015. The situation worsens with additional accusations that he forged a Power of Attorney dated January 24, 2010, again in the name of the late Robson.
That document too was reportedly presented to the same officer on the same date as if it were real.
The most serious part of the case is that Elms allegedly used the fake will and forged documents to demand ownership of two prime parcels of land located in Karen, Nairobi, worth around Ksh 100 million.
The prosecution claims he attempted to use the fake documents to gain control of the land through a court process in 2013. All these accusations paint a picture of a man who, despite his legal knowledge, may have chosen a dangerous path to try and gain wealth fraudulently.
Now with a warrant hanging over his head and questions about his current whereabouts, it looks like Elms is acting more like a fugitive than a legal professional.
He is expected in court on August 11, 2025, but if he fails to appear again, it may confirm fears that he is running from justice.
