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In courts today: Court to rule on bail of twelve NIS employees linked to Sh166m Sacco theft

Wheels of Justice: Court cases lined up for today

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by MAUREEN KINYANJUI

News16 October 2023 - 04:57
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In Summary


  • • The prosecution presented a 57-page charge sheet with 232 charges against the accused.
  • • The charges range from abuse of office, conspiracy to defraud, and stealing by servant forgery among others. 
In courts today

A Kahawa Law Court will on Monday deliver a ruling on whether twelve employees linked to the disappearance of Sh166 million from National Intelligence Services’ (NIS) Njiwa Sacco will be released on bail.

The accused persons have been in remand since September 26.

The prosecution presented a 57-page charge sheet with 232 charges against the accused.

The charges range from abuse of office, conspiracy to defraud, and stealing by servant forgery among others. 

The twelve officers through lawyer Danstan Omari had challenged the charges on grounds that the charge sheet was defective which was dismissed. 

Among the twelve are; Amos Kipchumba who was the internal auditor, the loans manager Violet Wali, the accountant Caren Langat and system analysts Hamisi Zaunga and Miriam Nthenya.

Others are a teller identified as Nicodemus Osiemo, Eric Rono from Sure-step Systems, Moses Ntoinya, an NIS officer who allegedly colluded with the Sacco staff to siphon the funds, Tony Wabomba a former employee of the Njiwa Sacco society, Karen Jepkemboi, Daniel Mweteri and Sammy Afubwa.

Also at Milimani law court, three suspects arrested over the weekend in Runda estate in an ongoing crackdown against gold scammers will be arraigned in court today.

The three will be produced in court on either a miscellaneous application or charged before the court.

The suspects, Fauzia Wanjiru alias Issa, Shallo Fatma alias Tett and Jackson Ochieng were arrested at Momesa Vale following an intelligence led operation.


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