This archive report was first published on 7 September 2019.
Published on September 7, 2019, detectives announced the arrest of two police officers in connection with the recent bank heist that saw Standard Chartered Bank lose Sh72 million.
According to the detectives, Sh7 million of the stolen money was recovered, with one officer found in possession of Sh4 million in Kisii and the other leading detectives to Owuor's house in Kendu Bay, where Sh3 million was recovered.
On social media, some Kenyans expressed disappointment and amusement at the officers' arrest, with one user saying, 'In this life there are doers then there are thinkers. Doers steal and then forget to think through. Thinkers are here on twitter bragging how they would have done it, but they never can because they can’t get over the details and they are pussies as well.'
Another user noted, 'When you are destined to be poor no matter how hard you try utabaki kuwa maskini tu. Yaani these guys have enjoyed millionaires status for less than 48 hours?'
The officers were arrested on Saturday and detectives also recovered two vehicles used in the robbery.
