Former KTN news editor Aaron Obudho Ochieng has admitted stealing his colleague Joy Doreen Biira’s car and apologized to her.
Ochieng, was the main suspect in the Ksh2.8 million Mercedes Benz which disappeared from Standard Group parking on Mombasa Road in December as Joy Doreen worked.
Ochieng had earlier appeared before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Joyce Gandani and denied two counts of stealing and handling stolen property in January 2017.
The magistrate directed Ochieng to deposit cash bail of Ksh300,000 or execute a bond of Ksh1 million to secure his freedom.
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The Mercedes-Benz was stolen on December 23. Mr Ochieng was arrested a week later in Kisumu and later transferred to Nairobi and detained at Industrial Area police station in connection with the theft.
The charge sheet stated that Ochieng on December 23 at Standard Group Limited offices along Mombasa Road in Nairobi jointly with others stole a motor vehicle KBY 831 K Mercedes Benz class E 220.
Joy Doreen Biira and Aaron Ochieng are expected to reach an agreement on the matter, which will be mentioned in court on Friday, July 7.
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