Three men suspected to have been involved in the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) heist were on Thursday freed on a Sh4 Million bond each.
Halford Murakaru, his brother Charles Murakaru and Julius Ndung’u were jointly charged with stealing Sh52.65 Million from the Thika branch.
The three, who were arraigned in court on Thursday morning, were also faced with charges of handling stolen property.
During the ruling, the judge further maintained that the three men were not allowed to leave the court’s jurisdiction without permission.
[caption caption="The three men charged with stealing Sh50 million from KCB Bank"]
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The accused allegedly gained entry into the bank’s strongroom after digging a 30-meter underground tunnel for months. However, they denied the charges.
Titus Murakaru Githui, 59, the father of Halford and Charles, stated that he believes, his sons could have been “wrongly inspired” by stories of corruption and impunity in Kenya.
Githui appeared unperturbed by the circumstances his two sons found themselves in, describing the heist as a “societal problem.”
He cited the multi-billion-shilling National Youth Service and the Health Ministry scandals, arguing they could have “inspired’ his sons to engage in the theft, if indeed they were involved.
“The perpetrators of these scandals got away with it. We know them and they are still at large,” Githui remarked.
“How do you tell your children not to do these things when senior government officials engage in blatant theft and get away with it?” he questioned.
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Githui admitted that he knew the third accused person, Julius, whom he stated was a regular visitor at his home only as a friend of his sons.
