Members of PCEA Molo Church in Nakuru were alerted of a robbery on Tuesday, June 6, after goons broke in searching for money raised from a harambee.
Speaking to the media, the church officials stated that residents learnt of the robbery after they found the church’s security guard tied up inside the church.
The officials noted that the windows were destroyed during the incident.
Further, they believed that the goons targeted offertory money collected the previous Sunday during a Women's Guild event, where a harambee was held.
The robbers, however, did not find the money because it had already been taken to the bank.
“On Sunday was a Woman’s Guild day and a lot of money had been contributed. They must have thought we left the money in the church because they went to the treasurer's desk and ransacked the place.
“They did not find anything because we had already deposited the money in the bank,” a church elder narrated
The robbers instead made away with musical instruments including a piano and hymn books and other items whose value the church officials were yet to determine.
Residents of Molo lamented that there had been a rise in cases of insecurity in the area especially by the youths because many of them did not have jobs.
They pleaded with the local authorities to enforce security in the area to protect the property of both the community and the residents.
“I believe that the high rate of unemployment has caused many of our youth to result to theft and we are pleading with the authorities to address the insecurity concerns in the area,” a church member stated.
A May 5, report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) ranked Nairobi the most insecure county with 6,686 cases reported - an increase of 14.4 per cent from 5,844 in 2021.
Offences against other people were the most commonly committed. The most common offences were theft, moral turpitude, drug-related offences, and criminal and economic crimes, while acts against tourists were the least common.
