Two police officers have been accused of taking USD2 million from a Nairobi County MCA during last month’s anti-government rallies.
Milimani law courts senior principal magistrate Robinson Ondieki heard Makongeni MCA Peter Imwatok lost the money to the police officers on July 21 2023.
And, much to the court’s amazement, it was revealed that a Radisson Blu Hotel employee who witnessed the incident died mysteriously.
Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Robinson Ondieki was informed by lawyer Shadrack Wambui that two police officers attached to the DCI Headquarters serious Crime unit took USD 2 million from a safe at the Radisson Blu Hotel Nairobi.
Wambui stated in court that the two police officers stole the money from the safe with the help of a hotel employee who was later discovered dead.
Imwatok went into hiding alongside Makadara MP George Aladwa and Kilimani MCA Moses Ogeto Nyangaresi after learning that authorities were looking for them on suspicion of engaging in subversive activities during the Azimio protests to protest the high cost of living.
Wambui told magistrate Ondieki that money was stolen when the two officers arrested Imwatok from his hide out at the Radisson Blu Hotel.
Wambui had requested that the two cops appear in court to return the items taken from Imwatok when he was arrested on July 21, 2023.
On Tuesday August 8,2023 Ondieki ordered the two officers to appear before him with all the items recovered from Imwatok.
But to the utter surprise of the court the two officers did not turn up but sent another officer Gilbert Okemwa with two phones minus the USD 2 million.
Okemwa told the magistrate he was not given any money by the two Kurias who arrested Imwatok.
“I confirm the only thing that is in the inventory is only the phones and nothing else. The USD 2 million was not handed to me by the two arresting officers,” Okemwa told Ondieki.
However, the officer did not disclose the whereabouts of his two colleagues and why they failed to honour the court summons by appearing in court yesterday.
The lawyer told the court that police have developed a notorious tendency of starling and robbing suspects their precious items and money.
“This habit of police must be stopped by this honour court. Order the two officers to return Imwatok’s money of face prosecution,” Wambui submitted.
The magistrate directed Imwatok to seek redress of the theft of millions at the High Court
