Meria
Elder Lister
A police officer based in Maralal, Samburu County was on Thursday, charged with stealing a colleague’s official firearm.Constable Peter Mutembei was also charged with burglary and handling stolen property, alongside two civilians; John Kanana and Alice Wanjiru. They, however, denied the charges before Maralal Principal Magistrate James Wanyanga and were each released on a Sh150,000 bond. Mr Mutembei was arrested by detectives in Maralal town and he was in the company of the other suspects. Detectives recovered the AK-47 rifle which was reported missing by his colleague, Lawrence Lekenit. The three were charged that on the night of June 4, at Maralal Police Line in Samburu Central, jointly broke and entered the dwelling place of Police Constable Lawrence Lekenit and stole one AK-47 loaded with 30 rounds of ammunition. The prosecution told the court that the firearm was the property of the Kenya Police Service and was worth Sh103,000.