Two middle-aged men were today, Monday, arraigned before a Thika court accused of fraud.
Appearing before resident magistrate Nancy Mutuku, James Muraya, 38, from Majengo, Thika and his co-accused Martin Kimani, 36, from the same place and who are clerk employees of Joyka Firm in Thika were charged that they jointly stole Sh120,000 from the cash docket on April 6, 2015.
The court heard that the accused allegedly stole the cash from a docket after the accountants went for lunch on the material date at 12:00 pm.
According to the prosecution, the accountants, on coming back detected a deficit of the aforementioned amount, which after investigation was recovered from the accused.
Joyka firm representative told the court that the cash was found around the compound stashed in a polythene paper bag and further hidden under gathered litter.
“The cash was found in a polythene paper under a huge litter that had been gathered together by the organization compound men,” said Nancy Mukami, the firm representative.
The accused pleaded guilty to the allegations leveled against them before the packed court, but requested the court to free them, claiming that they received low salaries in considerations with high bills they were to cater for.
The magistrate however handed each of them five years’ imprisonment, with liberty to appeal within 14 days and termed the ruling as a lesson to many employees who steal from their employers.