Two Kenyans Accused of Stealing Sh140 Million Face Extradition to Dubai

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is set to apply for the extradition of two Kenyans to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to face charges.

The two, Rebecca Mueni Musau and George Gitau Maina, are accused of stealing Sh140 million from Transguard, a Dubai-based company.

They are charged that on March 4th, 2018 at Deira City Centre mall in Dubai, together with others not before the court, stole 5 million Dirhams (Sh140 million) on transit.

On Friday, investigating officer Emmanuel Ngetich told Milimani principal magistrate Hellen Okwani that key witnesses in the case are unable to travel to Kenya to testify.

The officer said he is seeking to have the two suspects extradited to Dubai to face trial there.

State counsel James Gachoka said he will seek instructions from the DPP and file an application for the court to make a determination.

Magistrate Okwani gave the prosecution until July 2nd to file an application for the extradition.

Mweni and Gitau were arrested in Nairobi in July and August 2018 respectively. During the arrests, Mweni was found in possession of Sh14 million in cash while Gitau had Sh240,000.

The two are among three Kenyan nationals who were allegedly involved in the heist before escaping. Dubai police then wrote to Kenyan authorities seeking help in tracking and arresting the suspects.

One of the suspects who worked as a security guard is said to have distracted his colleagues after the vehicle transporting money stopped at the mall. He stole the money and disappeared.

The third suspect, who is still at large, was identified as Charles Karanja.

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My unfortunate ,and…

Maxiley (not verified) Fri, 06/18/2021 @ 02:11pm

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My unfortunate ,and unflattering prognoses on the status of our women in crime continues. Yes I said it. Hardly amonth passes without one of our sisters putting their hand in the till.Again this used to a preserve of men.
Yeah, Iknow some will jump on me claiming that this is not an issue of male or female.Heck it is.Few years ago you hardly read about a wpman heisting,scamming,or swindling someone on the level we see today.The question is why. I posited that,its because of having left the home,and are now rubbing shoulders with men in the workforce, entertaiment joints, sports events,exploring their sexuality to alevel never seen before.All that put together has rocked the family fabric.
Oh lalala,we are in trouble.When baba na mama both go to jail who will take care of the kids?At least before,when mzee was put in for embezzling,mama was left to tend to the family left behind. Should we re-examine our social structures,or should we accept these changes as inevitable? Dont get me wrong. I see alot of good that women do when "commingling "with men in the workplace.However,we cannot ignore their "daredevil"attitudes in the society.My 2 cents.