By Chris Ojow
A middle aged sales manager was arraigned
before Nairobi’s Chief Magistrate Martha
Mutuku and charged with several counts of
stealing, making false documents and uttering
false documents .
Kelvin Kamau Macharia former sales manager
at Patiala Distillers is alleged of stealing 1840
cases of konyagi, 176 cases of Tuborg, 3534
cases faxe and 788 cases of Red bull all valued
at 25,604,466 million Kenya shillings.
The offence was committed 01st January, 2018
and 11 of November 2020 at Embakassi within
Nairobi County Kenya.
The accused pleaded not guilty to all the ten
counts and submitted an oral application
through his lawyer requesting the court to grant
him lenient bond.
In response the State Prosecutor Mr. Gikunda
informed the Court that they intend to file
affidavit opposing the bond.
Through the lawyer watching brief for Patiala
Distillers Mr. Brian Muriithi Muthomi informed
the the State prosecution that the accused
Kelvin Kamau Macharia is a flight risk and there
is a warrant of arrest issued by the senior
resident Magistrate at Makadara law Court
where the accused absconded after being
granted police bond.
Kevin was also accused of stealing by servant
after he unlawfully adjusted invoices totaling
5,828 776 million Kenya shillings, the property
of Patiala Distillers which came to his
possession through employment.
The accused on several occasions intentionally
and unlawfully made invoices delivery number
4433, 441, 57, 2257, 4795, 2259 addressed to
customers with their details purporting to be
the genuine invoices for Patiala Distillers a fact
the accused Kelvin knew was false.
The Court was informed that Kelvin fraudulently
uttered a forged invoice purporting to be invoice
of Patiala Distillers on several occasions.
He will appear in court ten before Senior
Principal Magistrate Martha Nanzushi on
Tuesday 08th for the hearing of his bond
application after the Chief Magistrate Martha
Mutuku dismissed his request to be freed.
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