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A man from Kawangware who allegedly borrowed a handcart (Mkokoteni) and disappeared with it before being traced a month later has been charged in court.
Nicodemus Khaniri Lumala was charged at Kibera Law Courts with stealing the handcart valued at Sh12,000 on July 8, 2022, in Uthiru, Nairobi County, jointly with his accomplice who has been charged with the same offense.
The suspect was accused of stealing the handcart belonging to one Diphone Maosa after they borrowed it from his employee.
He and his accomplice were to return the handcart to Maosa’s employee after using it but they disappeared with it and the matter was reported at Kangemi police station.
Maosa’s employee, who had lent the handcart to the suspects met, Mr. Lumala in Kangemi and they agreed to proceed to Kangemi police station to resolve the matter.
Mr. Lumala insisted that he had given the handcart to his friend in Kawangware. He took the police to Kawangware to get the handcart but it was not recovered. He was then escorted back to the station for further interrogations before he was taken into custody.
He denied the charges before Senior Principal Magistrate Esther Bhoke at the Kibera Law Courts. He was granted a bond of Sh200,000 and an alternative cash bail of Sh30,000. The matter will be mentioned on September 13, 2022.
