Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Nairobi have arrested a house help who went on the run after pulling off a theft from her employer.
DCI in a statement on March 14 said that the incident, which was reported on Tuesday at Spring Valley Police Station, revealed a tale of betrayal from a trusted employee of 15 months, believed to have stolen a safe.
The safe had valuable items, including family passports, foreign national IDs, 4,000 US dollars, gold coins, Diwali statues, a pen drive, a hard disk, bank locker keys, perfumes and other belongings.
“Upon visiting the crime scene, detectives discovered that the safe previously secured with screws in a wardrobe had been expertly unscrewed and stolen,” said DCI.
DCI Arrested Akinyi from Her Hide-Out
Through forensic-led intelligence, Akinyi was smoked out of her hideout in Kawangware’s Congo area, bringing the chase to an end.
During the search of her residence, the investigators uncovered the stolen items, including 29 one-hundred-dollar notes, assorted Indian Rupees, Perfumes, and women’s purses all traced back to her employer.
After interrogation, Akinyi confessed to discarding the ransacked safe in the murky depths of River MauMau.
DCI sought help from the local divers, and detectives managed to retrieve the safe from the riverbed only to find it emptied of its contents.
Akinyi is currently in police custody, and she is undergoing processing pending arraignment.
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Ugandan House help Arrested
In January 2025, DCI arrested a Ugandan national house help involved in a robbery incident targeting her Kenyan employer in Nairobi.
In a statement, they reported that the suspect who had earlier been declared as wanted was apprehended while attempting to flee to her native country of Uganda following the robbery incident which unfolded back in November 2024.
The house help had stolen various valuable items including pieces of gold jewelry, cash in both Kenyan Shillings and United States (U.S.) dollars, as well as four laptops belonging to the family, which were reported stolen during the incident.
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Ugandan House help Fished out
She was apprehended at Kariokor while attempting to escape on a bus bound for Uganda.
After gaining entry, the assailant, who is reportedly also a Ugandan national, assaulted the arrested suspect’s fellow 20-year-old Somali househelp named Hakimo Muhidin with assistance from his accomplice.
The 23-year-old was taken into custody by detectives from DCI Starehe where she is set to undergo processing, pending arraignment.
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