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Police in Nairobi are searching for a househelp who fled after stealing Sh4 million and other valuables from her employer Nelson Gaichuhie, the Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) in the National Treasury.
The 45-year-old housemaid identified as Miriam Mwelu Muinde stole the money and jewelry worth over Sh500,000 from Gaichuhie’s house in Karen, Nairobi.
Gaichuhie’s wife Charity Waithira Mungai found the money and jewelry missing when she returned home from work on Wednesday, according to a police report.
“It was reported by Charity Waithira Mungai that upon return from work at around 1500 hrs she found the house girl missing, and upon checking in the house, she realised that her jewellery worth about 500,000/- and cash Ksh.4 million which had been placed on top of their wardrobe by her husband one Nelson Ributhi Gaichuhie, missing as well,” reads the report.
The suspect, who had been left in the house alone, reportedly switched off her phone and her Safaricom line signal was last captured in Ongata Rongai area before going off at around 10:00 am on Wednesday.
The incident comes barely a month after another house help named Shelmith Kiprono was arrested and charged for allegedly stealing Sh104 Million from her employer in Langa’ta, Nairobi.
On Wednesday, Violet Mukari Makotsi was charged with stealing Sh600,000 in foreign currencies from her employer Assad Ahmed Hassan’s house in Parklands, Nairobi. The housemaid is accused of stealing USD$2,500, UAE Dirham 2,500, and 200 Sterling Pounds on May 30th.
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