Written by Joyce Nzomo
Three men have been arraigned before senior principal magistrate, Dolphina Alego, at the Milimani Law Courts over allegations of stealing dozens of high-end mobile phones valued at more than KSh 2.8 million from multiple businesses at the Intermac Business Centre, Nairobi.
The accused; Jeremiah Njoroge, Marvine Wanguno, and Victor Kimani face several counts of stealing, handling stolen goods, and having suspected stolen property.
According to court documents, the offences took place on August 4, 2025, at the Intermac Business Center within Nairobi County. In the first count, the trio is accused of jointly stealing six mobile phones from Mkopa Kenya Limited, namely a Samsung S23 Ultra, Samsung S24, Nokia G50, Samsung A03s, Samsung A12, and Samsung A13, all valued at KSh 800,000.
In the second count, they allegedly stole three Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra devices
worth KSh 1 million from Mophone Kenya Limited.
In both counts, the prosecution has also placed an alternative charge of handling stolen goods, accusing the men of dishonestly receiving or retaining the devices knowing or having reason to believe they were stolen.
The third count accuses them of stealing four mobile phones from Watu Credit Kenya Limited a Samsung A04s, Samsung A05, Samsung A05, and Samsung A05 valued at KSh 1 million. They face an alternative charge of handling these stolen goods as well.
The fourth count states that on the same date and at the same location, while being detained by police officers on duty at Intermac Business Centre in Nairobi, the three were found in possession of 23 Samsung mobile phones, 13 Vivo mobile phones, two Nokia mobile phones, one LG mobile phone, one Motorola mobile phone, and one HMD mobile phone, reasonably suspected to be stolen or unlawfully obtained.
The prosecution told the court they were not opposed to granting bond but urged that the terms be reasonable in light of the charges and the value of the stolen goods. They also prayed for a mention date in two weeks for pre-trials. The accused pleaded not guilty to all charges.
The court granted each accused person a cash bond of KSh 2 million or one surety of a similar amount, or alternatively, a cash bail of KSh 1 million with two contact persons.
Their defense lawyer asked the court to slash the bail, arguing it was excessive, but magistrate Alego said she had arrived at the figure after balancing the value of the stolen goods against the charges.
Pre-trials are scheduled for August 27, 2025.
