This archive report was first published on 5 July 2020.
On Saturday, July 4, 2020, police in Kayole, Nairobi County arrested a man in connection with the alleged theft of shoes worth Sh1.5 million.
The shoes were recovered in a house within Obama Estate in Kayole, and detectives believe they were bought from various city-based Bata shops using fake gift vouchers.
According to Kayole Sub-County Police Commander Isaac Thuranira, the suspect, Peter Matheka, failed to explain how he acquired the shoes.
Thuranira stated that the police are now going after other suspects who worked in cahoots with Matheka, saying, 'We are now going after the other suspects who worked in cahoots with Mr Matheka. They should explain how they came into possession of such a huge number of shoes.'
It is worth noting that in June, detectives in Kisii arrested two suspected fraudsters following the loss of shoes worth more than Sh20 million at Bata Shoe Company.
