Househelp arrested over Ksh2.2M theft
A 29-year-old househelp has been arrested over the theft of Ksh2.2 million from her former employer.
According to a statement by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations on Sunday, March 30, 2025, the househelp, Fleviar Muhonja Anaya, is the main person of interest in the grand theft.
The theft is reported to have happened on March 16, 2025, when Muhonja the home of her former employer with a large carrier bag, which the police say contained the money.
“29-year-old house help, Fleviar Muhonja Anaya, who pulled off a bold heist vanishing with Sh 2.2 million from her employer’s home has been arrested, thanks to coordinated efforts by detectives from DCI Nairobi Regional Headquarters and their Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau counterparts,” DCI stated.
“On March 16, 2025, in what seemed like an ordinary day, the employer left Muhonja at home as she went about her daily errands, unaware that betrayal was about to happen. A few hours later, a security guard called her with a peculiar report, Muhonja had been seen leaving with a large carrier bag. On being questioned, she claimed she was delivering something for her boss. Sensing something was not right, since she had not given such instructions, she quickly tried to reach her house help, only to find the phone switched off.”
According to the police, Muhonja, who was arrested in Malava, Kakamega County, led detectives to her grandmother’s house in Kapsoi, Vihiga County where Ksh700,000 was recovered.
In Nairobi, the person of interest is reported to have led the police to Fuata Nyayo estate where Ksh800,000 was recovered. Further, she led sleuths to her rural home in Kipkaren, Uasin Gishu County, where detectives recovered three chain links suspected to have been bought using the stolen cash.
“Rushing back home, panic turned into horror when she discovered that Sh2.2 million she had kept safely in her bedroom had vanished, just like her househelp. Investigation kicked off, and through forensic leads, the hunt paid off, as Muhonja was cornered and arrested in Malava, Kakamega County. Upon interrogation, she led detectives to Kapsoi, Vihiga County, where Sh700,000 was recovered from her grandmother’s house,” DCI stated.
“The operation then continued to her rural home in Kipkaren, Uasin Gishu County, where detectives recovered three chain links bought using the stolen cash. Muhonja further led detectives to Nairobi’s South B, Fuata Nyayo area, where an additional Sh800,000 was recovered from her rented house.”
Muhonja is detained at Capitol Hill Police Station, where she is being processed before her arraignment in court.
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