George Kali, a first-year student at Zetech University, lost business assets worth Ksh150,000 in a night robbery at his Kahawa West establishment.
Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke on Sunday, June 11, Kali narrated the harrowing experience stating that he had taken a Ksh150,000 loan to start a play station business that was already doing well.
However, things took a wrong turn on Friday, June 9, when he found the lock on the door of the building broken, the door ajar and all his equipment missing.
“Thursday was a normal business day, we had clients until late at night and so we closed the shop at around 11:00 pm.
“I went to open the business on Friday and realised that the door was slightly open. The thieves must have picked the lock because I had invested in a very good padlock. I was shocked when I realised that all the equipment was missing,” he narrated.
Among the items stolen included two 43-inch television sets and two Play Station Four(PS4) gaming sets.
He was forced to close up his Kahawa West business with no money to pay back his loan and no means of surviving.
“They unhooked the television sets from the wall which were worth Ksh42,000 and the play station sets which were worth Ksh56,000.
“I had not installed any CCTVs because the loan was not sufficient. I planned on installing them after making some money from the business. The business was still very young,” he noted.
The first-year student detailed that he spent Ksh110,000 from the loan to buy equipment as well as pay for the space.
The rest of the money, he explained, was used to take care of his other needs including food.
Kali appealed for financial support from well-wishers online revealing that he had a deficit of Ksh70,000 to be able to get the business up and running again.
He reported the matter to the police immediately and the matter was under investigation.
