A Nairobi court has detained four police officers and two civilians for four days to allow investigators to conclude investigations in the alleged stealing of Sh 2.2 million in Mihang’o.
Sergeant Antony Ndegwa, Coprol Daniel Lekakeny, and Constable Antony Mwendwa are DCI officers from Kasarani while Constable Simon Macharia is a police officer from Ruai Police Station.
The other two suspects are Young Wakhisi and Lukas Magoiga Chacha alias Rama.
The six suspects were brought before the Milimani senior resident magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo in a miscellaneous application last Friday last week sworn by police Inspector Dominic Omondi who is the lead investigator in the matter where the respondents are main suspects in Sh 2.2 million theft.
The suspects were arrested on June 6, 2024, at Kasarani Police Station public parking by a team of DCI officers from the Nairobi Area and Kayole.
The complainant in the matter is one Victor Peter Owino who is an accountant at Rophine International School and made a withdrawal of Sh 2,361,000 at the Family Bank Utawala branch on June 3, 2024, which was meant to pay casual workers.
After the withdrawal of the money, Owino proceeded to the school which is located within Mihang’o while driving a motor Vehicle registration number KCE 535L Toyota Axio parked outside the school compound and went inside the school with Sh 161,000 leaving the rest of the money in the car which he locked safely,
“Minutes later, Omondi went for the remaining Sh 2,200,000 but found it missing in the car.”
The complainant went on to Mihang’o Police Station and reported the matter.
On retrieval of the school CCTV cameras, footage showed that a motor vehicle registration number KCR 595D saloon, silver in colour with three occupants who were seen alighting and gaining access into Omondi’s car and made away with the brown envelope believed to be containing the money.
During the time of arrest, a search was conducted and the suspects had a total of Sh 468,000 which is suspected to be part of the money stolen and the inventory of the same was signed.
The four police officers were not on official duty.
After the arrest of Magoiga and Wakhisi in Ruai and Huruma respectively, there were no entries made in the Occurrence Book and they did non their in charge (DCIO Kasarani).
The officer earlier was seeking 14 days saying that being granted the time will allow him to complete Investigations.
The officer said that they are yet to apprehend other suspects who are at large and well known to them and also recovering the motor vehicle used in the commission of the offence,
“We are also in persuit to recover the remaining amount and also identity the M-Pesa shops where the money was allegedly deposited for statements recording,” said the officer.
He also told the court that the retrieval of the CCTV images is yet to be analysed by experts from DCI Headquarters to compare and identify the suspects.
The four respondents being police officers attached to investigation departments might interfere with the investigations since they know the whole process hence releasing them might interfere with the investigation,
The court was further told that Wakhisi and Magoiga do not have known places of abode and he feared releasing them might go into hiding and delay the process.
In his ruling, the magistrate ordered the four police officers to be detained at Kayole Police Station and the other two at Ruai Police Station for four days awaiting the conclusion of the investigation.