The three men suspected to be behind the theft of Sh52 million from the Thika KCB Bank branch when they were arraigned on November 27, 2017. [Photo: nation.co.ke]A Thika Magistrate’s Court has halved the bond terms for the four suspects of the KCB Thika branch robbery to Sh2 million each.Last week, lawyer Waithera Mwangi appearing for the suspects, applied for a bond review on grounds that they come from humble backgrounds and had young families to fend for.“They are willing to abide by all other conditions set in the reviewed bond terms. They have no intention of fleeing court jurisdictions. They are also not a flight risk," Waithera said as quoted by Daily Nation on Thursday.The requirement of two sureties each, however, remained unchanged, even as Chief Magistrate Teresa Murigi ruled that, in the interest of justice, the suspects’ parents additionally deposit a Sh1 million bond with a surety of a similar amount under oath.Murigi also ordered that the four men deposit their passports with the court and attend mentions every fortnight until the case if heard and determined, adds the Nation.Upon release on bail, the four must swear an affidavit detailing their place of residence and stay within the court’s jurisdiction until the case if heard and determined.“If they default of the order requiring for them to appear in court every fortnight, the reviewed bond terms shall be canceled,” Murigi ruled.State Counsel Stella Oyagi, however, objected to the application on grounds that the four might interfere with witnesses, especially the owners of the more than 200 identity cards recovered from them.The case will be mentioned on January 8.

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