Court detains two suspects caught on CCTV stealing from locked car in Mwea
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Two suspects caught on CCTV camera stealing from a locked motor vehicle in a hotel in Ngurubani, Mwea, Kirinyaga County will have to wait for seven days to know their bond fate.
The two, Vincent Juma Raguma and Rosalid Wangari Mwihaki, appeared on Friday before Wang’uru Principal Magistrate Cyrus Kandie where they pleaded not guilty to stealing from a locked motor vehicle contrary to Section 279 (g) of the Penal Code.
The court heard that on 12th September, 2026 at Nice Digital City Hotel, Ngurubani Township in Mwea East, the two were captured on CCTV breaking into a locked Land Cruiser Prado Reg No. KBX 343 U belonging to Nicholus Kunga Ngece using a specially modified screwdriver and stole Ksh.70,000 cash, a Lenovo ThinkBook 14 laptop worth Ksh.138,500, a hearing aid worth Ksh.5,200, a car power inverter worth Ksh.7,000, a power bank worth Ksh.3,500, a men’s jacket worth Ksh.3,500 and a travel bag worth Ksh.2,500, all valued at Ksh 230,200.
