Two directors of Flexitech Group Limited have been arrested in connection with the alleged theft of Sh31.2 million belonging to a leading retail chain.
The suspects, Martin Kariuki Maina and Johnson Gituma Mwangi, were arrested by detectives from the DCI Nairobi Regional Office in the Roysambu area, following investigations into a complaint lodged by the retailer.
According to the complaint, the suspects, who are directors of Flexitech Group Limited and agents of the complainant, allegedly received Sh31,213,700.95 from customers who had purchased and collected goods from various branches. The funds had been entrusted to the suspects for onward remittance to the retailer.
However, detectives established that the two, acting jointly with other suspects still at large, allegedly diverted the funds for their own use, in breach of the trust placed in them as agents.
The suspects are currently in custody undergoing processing ahead of their arraignment at the Milimani Law Courts today, where they are expected to face charges of stealing by agent, contrary to Section 283(b) of the Penal Code.
The investigations remain ongoing, with detectives pursuing other individuals believed to be linked to the multimillion-shilling theft.
