The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has set the record straight after a woman in a viral video implicated two officers at Kasarani Police Station.
In a statement on February 24, the directorate noted that its director Amin Mohamed had received the attention of the lady who claimed to have lost money to two detectives handling her case involving a total sum of Ksh413,000.
“The attention of the Director, DCI has been drawn to a viral video circulating on social media where a lady cried foul play by two Kasarani sub-county detectives who were handling her case,” read part of the statement.
According to the statement, the Director instructed the DCI’s Nairobi Region Coordinator to launch a probe into the allegations with the view of taking appropriate action.
How Money was Lost
The complainant identified as Irene Waithera Maina, claimed to have lost the money while in Saudia Arabia.
According to her confession, she wanted to send some money to her sister back in Kenya, which prompted her to go to the bank.
At the bank, she left a total of Ksh413,000 together with her sister’s details with the teller.
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She was then instructed to wait for three days before the money would reflect in her sister’s account.
However, upon the expiry of the period, her sister confirmed that she had not received the money.
Waithera returned to the bank only to find that the amount was erroneously deposited to a different mobile subscriber registered in the name of William Otieno.
The bank tried to reverse the transaction but only managed to take back Ksh171,000.
According to DCI, the balance of Ksh242,000 had already been withdrawn by the unintended recipient.
Waithera flies to Kenya
The complainant decided to board a flight to Kenya to follow up on the matter and reported at Kasarani Police Station.
It is at the police station where the case was referred to the DCI Kasarani for action.
“Two detectives were assigned the case where they launched investigations into, “Intentionally Withholding Payment Delivered Erroneously Contrary to Section 35 of Computer Misuse and Cyber Crime Act no. 5 of 2018,” DCI added.
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Upon investigations, William Otieno was traced to Bande area at the Kenya-Tanzania border during the Christmas period, before he relocated to Mombasa at Likoni area.
On January 13, 2024, the suspect was nabbed and booked at Inuka Police Station in Likoni.
Additionally, in compliance with the 24-hour rule within which a suspect must be arraigned before a magistrate, the suspect was released on a Ksh22,000 cash bail, but thereafter switched off his phone.
On February 20, 2024, the investigating officers got a tip on the whereabouts of the suspect, where they proceeded to Mombasa and managed to arrest the suspect the following day.
Later on, the suspect was arraigned at Makadara Law Court on February 22 where he was charged and granted bail of Sh200,000 with a surety of Sh400,000.
According to DCI, the case will be mentioned on June 18, 2024, with its hearing scheduled for October 24, 2024.