A woman who is suspected of drugging her former colleague before stealing from him was charged with theft.
Ms Millicent Wanjiru was charged with handling stolen goods, contrary to Section 322 (1) of the Penal Code.
She is accused of stealing electronics, household items, an ATM card and Sh5,000 all valued at Sh76, 000 from Mr Jackson Imbwaka at his house in Githurai 44 in Nairobi on January 18 this year.
In the second count, Ms Wanjiru was charged with dishonestly retaining Mr Imbwaka’s laptop and its charger, two mobile phones and a watch.
Mr Imbwaka had invited the suspect to his house for drinks and a meal after she called in the morning requesting a meeting.
The two worked together at a community-based organisation until 2020.
On the material day, at some point, Mr Imbwaka left the house for more beer and food. He suddenly fell asleep in the afternoon.
He woke up early the next day and found the door to his house wide open.
Upon looking around, he found his laptop, two phones and ATM card, among other items, missing from the house. Sh5,000 had also been stolen, and when he replaced his Sim card, he found that Sh9,500 had been withdrawn from his M-Pesa account.
He reported the matter to the police and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) traced the suspect to her house in Kahawa West, where she was arrested and some of the items stolen from Mr Imbwaka’s house were recovered, the court heard.
Ms Wanjiru denied the charges before Principal Magistrate Hellen Okwani of Makadara Law Courts.
She was released on a bond of Sh200,000 without the option of a cash bail.
The matter will be mentioned on April 11 before the hearing starts on August 9.
