Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi ordered police to conduct an open public inquiry to establish how two domestic workers allegedly stole over Sh30.7million from the bank account of their deceased former employer.
Milimani senior principal magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi directed the Banking Fraud Investigation Unit (BFIU) of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to carry out an elaborate exercise to establish how the money exited the Absa Bank Account of Joseph Barage Wanjui, now deceased.
Mr Ekhubi closed the miscellenous file after being told by police they did not complete investigations and they needed more time to establish how Felistas Nyambura and James Wachira used their employers Credit Card to allegedly access money from the bank account of their late employer.
“The five days you had granted us last week were not enough to complete the investigations as we need to travel widely to record statements from witnesses in Mombasa, Meru, Nakuru , Nanyuki amongst other places,” Corporal Michael Wandera told Mr Ekhubi while applying for more time to complete the alleged cash theft probe.
CPL Wandera further told the magistrate his team of investigators will read through many documents from Absa Bank Kenya to study the money movement and beneficiaries.
A state prosecutor Virginia Kariuki urged the magistrate to indulge the police and grant their request so that justice can be done.
Ms Kariuki asked the magistrate to allow the police plea to close the miscellaneous file.
“Having heard the prosecution and the police investigating this complex matter I allow the application by police to conduct a public inquiry,”Mr Ekhubi ruled.
