DENIED THE CHARGES

Woman charged with stealing electronics, bottles of wine

The court heard that she committed the offence on October 16.

In Summary
  • The woman allegedly convinced a man from Burkina Faso to join her for drinks after finding him on the road.
  • She later, together with another woman, convinced him to host them at his house.
Rosemary Waithera Kimani at the Kibera Court
Rosemary Waithera Kimani at the Kibera Court
Image: CLAUSE MASIKA

A woman has been charged with stealing electronics and a bottle of alcohol.

The woman allegedly convinced a man from Burkina Faso to join her for drinks after finding him on the road.

She later, together with another woman, convinced him to host them at his house.

The two are now accused of stealing items worth Sh800,000.

Rosemary Waithera Kimani was charged before Kibera Chief Magistrate Ann Mwangi where she denied the charges.

She is said to have stolen the said items from Cpriene Kabore, who is a Burkina Faso citizen and the complainant in the case.

The court heard that she committed the offence on October 16, 2023 at 2330hrs in the Kileleshwa area, Kilimani Sub-County jointly with another who is still at large.

The accused person is said to have made away with one  Laptop make Lenovo, one Apple laptop, one iPhone 13 Pro Max, one Apple wristwatch, one phone Samsung A32, one phone Redmi Pro Max, one Samsung tablet, one hard drive disk, ten shirts, three perfumes, one black laptop bag and four bottles of wine (MZINGA) all valued at Sh858, 650.

The accused person denied the charges and was released on a Sh500,000 bond with the surety of the same amount.

The case will be mentioned on November 6

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