Investigations have been heightened at Isiolo's Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) camp after the abrupt disappearance of beers and beer stock cash worth Ksh6.9 million.
The money was reportedly lost gradually due to a manipulation of the Electronic Business Suite system at a canteen of Isiolo’s 78 Tank Battalion and School of Artillery (SOA).
The alarm was raised following an audit of the books handled by two civilian staff members who worked at the canteen.
The loss is said to have occurred across various dates starting January 2021 all the way to January 25, 2022.
The two staffers, identified as Peterson Kariuki Mbita and Boniface Kimathi Kinyua, have since been arrested in relation to the disappearance of the alcohol.
The duo was nabbed on Tuesday, January 25, and are being detained at Isiolo Police Station awaiting for the investigations to conclude.
Kariuki was accused of engineering the loss of Ksh6.6 million while his accomplice, Kinyua, is believed to have led to the disappearance of stock and stock cash work Ksh301,000.
“Preliminary audit report indicated that Kariuki was responsible for loss of Ksh6,637,953 while Kimathi could not account for Ksh301,259 in form of physical stock and stock cash,” read a court document as per Nation.
The two were detained in police custody after they were deemed a flight risk by Corporal Joseph Kibet, the investigating officer.
“The auditors need to do a thorough analysis of the audit books to conclusively establish the total cash stolen,” argued Kibet.
The two, who are now facing 12 years in jail, form the latest case of civilians committing a crime inside a heavily guarded facility.
In August 2021, a group of over 50 thugs stormed the Kamwenje GSU command located at the border of Laikipia and Baringo counties.
The group opened fire that resulted in the injury of one police officer.
