- Carolyne Wanjiku Munene found herself on the wrong side of the law after being accused of stealing plane tickets
- Munene, an employee of African Touch Safaris Limited, is reported to have stolen 21 plane tickets worth KSh 4.1 million
- The suspect was brought to court on Thursday, October 24, for a hearing, where he was released on bail
Carolyne Wanjiku Munene was facing charges of Theft by a Servant, which is contrary to section 281 of the Penal Code.
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Munene was alleged to have committed the offense on various dates between November 12, 2019, and January 2020 in Nairobi County.
As an employee of African Touch Safaris Limited, he was accused of stealing 21 flight tickets worth KSh 4,127,820, which were handed over to him through his position in the company.
However, Wanjiru denied the charges.
Where was Carolyne Wanjiku arrested?
He was arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on his way to a meeting in Turkey.
The accused, through his lawyer Stanley Kinyajui, asked the court to grant him cash bail, giving several reasons.
“Sir, the defendant is not a flight risk and has a special residence. His family is also in court. Both his parents are here and are ready to stand as sureties,” said Kinyajui.
Carolyne Wanjiku was released on KSh 500k bail
He also asked the court to grant him a suitable cash bail.
However, the prosecution did not oppose the bail request but urged the court to ensure that the amount given is commensurate with the seriousness of the offense committed by the suspect.
In his ruling, Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina granted Wanjiru bail of KSh 1 million with an alternative bail of KSh 500,000 cash. He also ordered that his passport be preserved in court.
A woman jailed for buying scrap metal is released
In the previous event, a festive moment was witnessed ThikaKiambu county, after their imprisoned relatives were released.
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The accused, who was identified as Mary Kiambia, had been sent to Thika Prison after buying stolen scrap metal from a dealer.
The teller and the seller had been locked up, and the police had demanded KSh 30,000 for his release after his arrest.
Kiambia’s daughter, Margaret Muchiri, decided to plead with Kenyans to go through Muraya peanutsasking for financial help.
In response to the request, Kenyans were able to collect the money needed to ensure Kibiama’s release from detention.
Muchiri mentioned that he could not afford the bond needed to secure his mother’s release, as he was unemployed.
He added that he was living at his cousin’s house in Nairobi while taking care of his two-month-old baby.
His father, on the other hand, did not have a permanent job and relied more on odd jobs to support the family.
Despite working together with his mother, their combined income was not enough to cover the bail that the police had requested.
Muchiri also claimed that his father abandoned them during the trial period, to the extent of expressing his joy when he heard that Kiambia was imprisoned.
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