This archive report was first published on 7 January 2020.
On January 4th, 2020, a police officer and a university student were arrested for allegedly breaking into a heavily guarded alcohol factory in Thika, Kiambu County.
Constable Anastacia Muchugu, attached to Thika police station, and Ben Kamau Kamande, a student at Kenyatta University, were found ferrying 11 cartons of an alcoholic brand suspected to have been stolen from African Spirits Limited.
They appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate Oscar Wanyaga at Thika Law Courts to answer charges of alleged burglary into a heavily guarded alcohol factory.
Investigation officer Pascal Omondi sought 7 more days to complete investigations, citing the need to detain the duo to lead to more arrests of their accomplices and recovery of more items.
However, Senior Resident Magistrate Oscar Wanyaga quashed the application, questioning how the police were guarding the premises without a copy of inventory.
Wanyaga directed that the two suspects be charged in his court within 24 hours, failure to which they will be released on a cash bail. The case will be mentioned on January 14th, 2020.
