This archive report was first published on 2 November 2019.
On Friday, detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested two former employees of G4S for stealing Sh6.5 million ($64,000) from an ATM five years ago.
According to a statement from the DCI, the two suspects, John Wahome and Lawrence Kefa Kimotho, were tasked with replenishing an ATM on December 26, 2014, but instead disappeared with the money and went into hiding.
“John Wahome and Lawrence Kefa Kimotho wanted for the offence of stealing USD 64,000 that they were assigned to replenish an ATM were today (Friday) arrested by DCI detectives at Kahuho and Juja areas,” read the statement in part.
The suspects allegedly switched off their mobile phones and went into hiding after taking the loot.
They are currently in the custody of the DCI and will be arraigned in court on Monday, with further investigations ongoing.
These arrests come amidst a string of high-profile ATM robberies in the country, including a Sh11 million Easter robbery in April this year and a Sh580,000 theft from Faulu Bank in 2017.
