Kenyan Woman Accused of Stealing Sh140 Million Faces Extradition to Dubai

Rebecca Musau, a Kenyan woman who was arrested on Wednesday in connection to the robbery of Sh140 million in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has been charged at the Milimani Court.

Ms Musau was arraigned before Principal Magistrate Bernard Nzakyo after being arrested on Wednesday at the border town of Namanga as she attempted to cross to Tanzania.

The prosecution pleaded with the court to allow police to detain her for 14 days to allow them complete investigations into the matter.

Prosecutor Lindsey Mugambi told the court that Inspector General of Police had received information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that Ms Musau, alongside her accomplices, had escaped from Dubai after it was reported that the cash on transit had been stolen.

Police found Sh13 million after ransacking her new house in Nairobi's Ruai estate and she failed to explain the source of the cash. 

The prosecution also said it will be seeking to have her extradited to Dubai, where she is wanted for the daring robbery that happened in March.

Judge Nzakyo declined to issue any orders sought by the prosecution as the accused person's lawyer was absent. The magistrate ordered she be remanded at Muthaiga Police Station for a night and her attorney be given access.

The matter will be heard on Friday July 6th.

Mweni, together with Charles Karanja who worked as a security guard, allegedly stole the money from a vehicle that was moving the cash to an ATM at a popular shopping mall in Dubai.

Karanja is said to have distracted his colleagues at the mall before fleeing with the money at around 10:30pm on March 2nd, 2018. Karanja was arrested two weeks later at an apartment in Al Nahda, Sharjah by Dubai police.