Ex-African Touch Safaris Employee Charged with Stealing Ksh 4.1 Million
The court heard that the accused stole 21 air tickets valued at Ksh 4,127,820 from the property of the said company, which came into her possession by virtue of her employment.
A former employee of African Touch Safaris Limited has been charged at a Nairobi court with stealing KSh 4.1 million from the company.
Carolyne Wanjiru Munene was charged with an offense committed on various dates between November 12, 2019, and January 9, 2020, at African Touch Safaris Limited, ACK Garden House, in Nairobi city, within Nairobi county.
The court heard that the accused stole 21 air tickets valued at Ksh 4,127,820 from the property of the said company, which came into her possession by virtue of her employment.
She appeared before the Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina and denied the charges.
Through his lawyers, Stanley Kinyanjui and Shadrack Wambui, Munene pleaded for lenient terms, citing that she is not a flight risk.
“The accused has been cooperating with the officer investigating the matter throughout,” Kinyanjui told the court.
The prosecution did not oppose her release on reasonable terms that were commensurate with the figures indicated in the charge sheet.
“We do not oppose the release of the accused person on bond, but we urged considerable terms that are commensurate with the offense,” the prosecutor told the court.
Further, they requested that the court issue an order requiring the accused to deposit her travel documents with the court. They added that she was arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on her way out of the court’s jurisdiction.
“We pray for an order for the accused to deposit her passport in court until the matter is heard and determined.”
In response, the defense lawyer informed the court that the accused person was attending a five-day business workshop in Turkey, after which the accused would return to the country.
While producing the documents as proof, Kinyanjui admitted that the accused was arrested at JKIA while heading to Turkey for business, but that she was not attempting to escape as the prosecution suggested.
He submitted that issuing an order requiring the accused to deposit her passport with the court effectively prevents her from earning a living, thereby negatively affecting her life.
In determining the matter, the magistrate considered the prosecution’s and the defense’s applications, noting that the accused was out on police bail.
He directed her to deposit a bond of Ksh 1 million with a surety of a similar amount, or to pay alternative cash bail of Ksh 500,000, with one contact person.
The matter will be mentioned on November 6, 2025, for pre-trial and directions.
