On 11 October 2016, a man seeking the Kirinyaga County Assembly seat was brought before court after CCTV footage allegedly captured him stealing from an M-Pesa shop.
The archive item says the suspect was identified through the surveillance recording, which formed the basis of the case against him. No further details were provided in the source about the amount taken, the specific shop location, or the court outcome.
The report also indicates that the matter involved an election aspirant, making the allegation politically sensitive as well as criminal in nature.
