A Kenyan man was on Tuesday sentenced to four years in prison after a British court found him guilty of handling stolen vehicles.
Kennedy Ruto, was linked to stolen cars destined for Africa - a Ford Focus valued at, Sh458, 646 and a Range Rover worth Sh11,007,519.
Ruto, 48, from Birmingham was charged with acquisition, retention and use of stolen property.
According to a BBC report, West Midlands Police said 17 cars with a value of Sh45,864,664 had been recovered.
Ruto claimed to have been a manager at Fast Safe Storage, but the company disputed the claim. According to Malik Hussain Muzafar, a manager at Fast Safe Storage, Ruto was not an employee, but had hired a unit from the firm and shipped containers abroad.
The report indicates that Mr Ruto has been engaging in the fraudulent business for a while.
In July 2012, ports police inspected a shipment to Africa and discovered a Nissan Murano, reportedly stolen from Leicester in 2011, and a BMW X5, stolen from London in 2012.
The shipment was traced back to Ruto, from Sommerfield Road, Woodgate, and had been loaded at the storage company in Smethwick, police said.
