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After a little-noticed robbery of Sh13.5 million at the Co-operative Bank’s branch in Makutano Junction,Meru County,7 years ago, two of the lender’s employees became the proverbial fall guys despite the fact that the missing loot was traced to an account owned by Mithika Linturi.
The robbery took place sometime between the night of November 2, 2012 and early the following day.
A DCI officer sat in his office along Kiambu Rd in Nov. 2012 looking at a couple of statements recorded after the theft & decided that there was no need for further investigations before moving to have Ms Harriet Kanorio,Mr Wilson Wanjohi & Mr Ensume Muriungi Mithika tried.
Interestingly, Mr Linturi used a piece of land in Kithoka, Meru County, valued at Sh3.3 million as bond to secure freedom for Mr Muriungi Mithika after the three suspects were charged.
Mr Linturi, then Igembe South MP, also stood in as surety for Mr Mithika(accused)
Mr Linturi, then Igembe South MP, also stood in as surety for Mr Mithika(accused)
After 6yrs in & out of court,only Ms Kanorio & Mr Wanjohi were convicted. The two were ordered to each pay a Sh1M fine or spend 15 months in jail.
After losing her job at Co-op Bank & being charged, Ms Kanorio's mother went into depression & succumbed shortly afterwards.
After losing her job at Co-op Bank & being charged, Ms Kanorio's mother went into depression & succumbed shortly afterwards.
The stolen money was in denominations of Sh13 million, 1,120 Canadian Dollars, £660, and US$60.
The loot was taken from an ATM in the branch’s computer room — whose door only the systems administrator had keys to — and the strong room.
The loot was taken from an ATM in the branch’s computer room — whose door only the systems administrator had keys to — and the strong room.
In a statement recorded with the DCI, Mr Linturi LIED to have deposited Sh8.6 million in his account after selling a piece of land in Machakos.
Detectives confronted Mr Linturi with information that Mr Mithika had banked Sh8.6 million stolen from the bank in the senator’s account.
Mithika Linturi conspired with the Coop Bank employee who had similar name (Mithika) to to the bank the money and deposit into his account but only indicate his name as Mithika to confuse the Detectives.
If Chapter six of our Constitution works ,SENATOR LINTURI should not have been cleared....he is the same guy who was compromised to abandon his push to impeach Waiguru,he is the same guy with FAKE ACADEMIC papers.
