Over 400 bags of coffee that were on Monday discovered hidden in a house in Juja, Kiambu County, could have been stolen from Uganda.

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According to Central Region Police Coordinator Larry Kieng’, preliminary findings indicate that the coffee was on transit from Uganda.

 “We are still trying to verify the actual source but we have information that it could have been intercepted while being transported from Uganda to the Coast,” said Mr Kieng’.

The coffee, valued at Sh16 million, was seized by police following a tip from residents who spotted people removing the bags from trucks to a rental house that is still under construction.