Four police officers have been arrested for allegedly stealing Ksh373,000 from a pedestrian walking along Charles Rubia Road in Nairobi.
The officers who were on the beat in the city are said to have accosted and robbed William Tongoyo of the money he had been paid after selling meat at Burma market at around 13:50 pm on Friday, June 6, 2023.
The officers are Wycliff Onsare Singombe, Caroline Chelagat, Prisca Kwamboka and Raphael Ndugire Kinyanjui.
In a complaint lodged at Kamukunji Police Station, Tongoyo told the police that he was walking along Charles Rubia Road towards Nyamakima to board a matatu to Narok when he was stopped by three uniformed police officers who handcuffed him on an allegation that he was “loitering around town aimlessly”.
“He was taken through a lane and at a certain point he was searched and one of the officers stole from him a total of Ksh 373,000/- which he had been paid as proceeds after selling meat of twelve cows at Burma market at Shaurimoyo,” the police report reads in part.
The victim claims that he tried to follow the officers to have his money returned but they disappeared into the midst of the people.
