Man charged with drugging and stealing Sh313,000 from Nairobi businessman
A 23 year-old-man who allegedly received part of Sh313,000 transferred from a businessman’s bank and M-Pesa accounts after he was drugged along Mirema Drive in Kasarani, Nairobi has been charged with stupefying contrary to section 230 of the Penal Code.
Roy Kiplangat, a student at a private university was arrested in Ruiru, Kiambu County within the same area where businessman Paul Wanjama’s money was withdrawn at an M-Pesa shop.
The suspect is accused of drugging Mr Wanjama with an unknown drug on July 3rd this year to steal from him and eventually stealing Sh8000 from him in cash, a mobile phone worth Sh28,000.
Mr Kiplangat is also accused of stealing Sh313,000 transferred from Mr Wanjama’s bank and M-Pesa accounts after he was drugged.
The suspect is facing three additional charges, including conspiracy to commit a felony contrary to section 393 of the Penal Code, stealing in contravention of Section 268 (1) of the Penal Code and preparation to commit a felony against section 308 (3) of the criminal procedure code.
He is accused of colluding with others at large to steal from Mr Wanjama. Among Mr Kiplangat’s accomplices at large include a woman whom Mr. Wanjama met at a club in Kahawa West.
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The suspect is accused of stealing Mr Wanjama’s property jointly with his accomplices at large. The charge of preparation to commit a crime arises from the fact that Mr Kiplangat was allegedly found with two SIM cards not registered under his national identity card.
On the day the incident happened, Mr Wanjama had gone to a club for drinks and a few minutes after settling down, he was joined by a strange woman and they continued drinking. Hours later, he decided to leave and the woman requested him to drop her along Mirema Drive.
Moments before he dropped her, she requested that they finish the beer that was still in her bottle and the complainant obliged but a few minutes later, he blacked out.
Mr Wanjama regained consciousness seven hours later and found himself lying on the roadside with his car, phone and cash missing from the scene. He proceeded to Kasarani Police Station where he reported the incident.
Mr Wanjama went to a hospital for treatment before going home where he continued sleeping as he was still dizzy.
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On July 4 he went to a Safaricom shop to replace his SIM card only to discover that more than Sh300,000 had been transferred through his M-Pesa account.
He established that Sh174,000 that was in his M-Pesa account had been transferred and an additional Sh139,000 had also been transferred from his bank account through the same mobile money transfer platform.
Mr Wanjama reported the matter to the policewho later established that the number that received the cash belonged to Mr Kiplangat who thereafter traced and arrested.
Mr Kiplangat denied the charges before Senior Principal Magistrate Hellen Okwani of Makadara Law Courts and pleaded for lenient bail and bond terms.
He was remanded until November 22, 2023 when the court is expected to set bail and bond terms after receiving a pre-bail report. The hearing of the case starts on February 29, 2024.
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