Crime
Kenyan-born priest arrested in United States for sexual assault

Tuesday saw the arrest of a Kenyan-born priest in San Antonio, Texas, in connection with the sexual abuse of a senior parishioner.
The priest, who has served four congregations in Texas since 2017, came under investigation this year when a parishioner and church staffer accused him of serious sexual abuse.
The San Antonio Archdiocese engaged a private investigator to look into the allegations after they were made.
After doing his research, the private detective came to the conclusion that the parishioner had really been physically abused by the Kenyan priest three times starting in November 2022.
The parishioner was employed at St. Rose Lima Catholic Church in Texas at the time the occurrences took place.
The parishioner informed the private detective that although she had sought the priest’s advice in search of spiritual direction, he had instead preyed upon her frailty.
The archdiocese provided the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office with the files from the private investigator on September 19, having come to the conclusion that the priest was responsible for the murders.
Sheriff Javier Salazar received the paperwork and, after conducting his own inquiries, detained the subject on September 27.
The archdiocese suspended the priest right after and urged additional victims who may have been attacked by the priest to come forward after delivering the file to Salazar’s office.
“We encourage anyone who is a victim of sexual abuse to contact law enforcement. We also ask that victims contact the archdiocesan Office for Victims Assistance and Safe Environment,” the church told its congregants.
The Sheriff’s office thanked the church for taking the matter seriously and making sure justice was served.
“It is really nice to see the Roman Catholic Church and the archdiocese leaning forward on this issue,” Salazar remarked after the arrest.
He added that the victim, due to some life experiences was in a very vulnerable position when the priest took advantage of her.
“Unfortunately for her, she chose somebody to confide in, to rely upon, that quite frankly preyed upon her,” he commented.
If the priest is found guilty of the charges brought against him, the church will formally excommunicate him.
He won’t be permitted to preside over a church service or celebrate mass after being released from prison.
In addition, he will serve a sentence of two to twenty years in prison if the US courts deem him guilty.
After being freed, he will be deported back to his home nation and is unlikely to be granted another visa to visit the US.
Courts
Housemaid among three charged in botched carjacking

A 20-year-old Juja domestic worker who was caught alongside two males in a high-profile bust outside the Kasarani police station in Nairobi is currently on trial for attempted robbery.
After taxi driver Peter Gathesa drove into the station in difficulty, Joy Mumbi was taken into custody by police at the station entrance. Alongside her were her co-accused, 22-year-old Kelvin Murithi, and 25-year-old Julius Mbithi Njeru.
They are both accused of trying to rob someone violently, which is a criminal offense that carries a death sentence.
The three are charged with attempting to rob Gathesa on November 19 near the Thika Superhighway in Nairobi of his vehicle, a Toyota Ractis valued at Sh1 million.
They are charged with abusing the plaintiff violently during the incident, reportedly strangling him while he was driving.

Julius Njeru, Kelvin Murithi and Joy Mumbi in the dock at the Makadara Law Courts. PHOTO|JOSEPH NDUNDA
After Murithi posted a trip request online using a digital taxi hailing app and stated he would be dropped off at Statehouse Road in Nairobi, Gathesa had picked up the three accused in Juja, Kiambu County.
Along the Thika Superhighway, Mumbi sat in the passenger seat and Murithi and Njeru followed the driver.
Murithi allegedly told Gathesa to stop and get out of the car while pointing out what seemed to be a toy gun along the route.
Contrary to the directive, Gathesa sprinted to the Kasarani Police Station, where he was saved by officers who then took the three suspects into custody.
The other two were apprehended as they attempted to flee, while Mumbi was detained inside the vehicle.
Despite Ms. Mumbi’s admission to police that she is employed as a domestic helper at a home on Kenyatta Road in Juja, the three suspects’ relationship could not be established.
Murithi resides in an estate off of Jogoo Road in Nairobi with his parents.
They all refuted the allegations, in front of Makadara Law Courts Senior Principal Magistrate Gerald Mutiso.
Without the option of posting cash bail, they were freed on a Sh500,000 bond with a matching surety.
The matter will be heard on February 12.
Crime
Police recover 3,800 bottles of counterfeit drinks worth Sh7.8m in Kiambu
In Kiambu, police have found 2,400 pieces of fake Kenya Revenue Authority stamps and 3,800 bottles of fake beverages.
According to the DCI, during the operation, a house yielded 3,440 pieces of empty bottles, sacks containing various bottle caps, and 260 liters of ethanol.
According to the DCI, the estimated value of the illicit recoveries is Sh7,836,500, less the loss of exercise duty of Sh2,774,551.49 and the loss of VAT of Sh1,253,840.
An operation led by a multi-agency team made up of officers from KRA and DCI Headquarters’ Economic and Commercial Crimes Unit resulted in the recovery.
The retrieved goods, according to the police, were escorted to a KRA warehouse.
A manhunt has been initiated by detectives to find the suspect, who is still at large.This occurs just a few days after cops raided a business on Nairobi’s Kirinyaga Road and found 4,920 pieces of 250ml counterfeit alcohol bottles.
Following the ongoing crackdown on high-level tax evasion by booze merchants, KRA provided
assistance to them in the operation.
The recovered goods, believed to be worth Sh984,000, are mixed brands of illicit booze. The suspect was given a seizure notice after the recovery was brought to a KRA warehouse.
“As the crackdown christened Operation Uchumi heightens, further investigations are ongoing to establish the source of the counterfeit drinks.”
Crime
Four more suspects arrested in Sh94.9 million Wells Fargo heist

In a Sh94.9 million deal, four additional individuals are detained. The Wells Fargo hack
Four Wells Fargo employees have been placed under arrest by detectives in relation to the theft of Sh94 million that occurred a few weeks ago from a Quickmart store.
The suspects were taken into custody following a careful examination of forensic evidence, according to a statement released by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on November 25, 2023.
“Detectives on the trail of suspects in the theft of over Sh94.9 million from Wells Fargo staff on November 6, 2023, have arrested four more suspected accomplices, all employees of the courier and security company,” the statement said.
The four are Joel Oyuchi Mweseli, Harrison Mugendi Njeru, Caleb Ouma Okinyi, and Ronald Ouma Oluu.
The four suspects, according to the police, will be held for the remainder of the weekend.
The four suspects, according to the police, are thought to have plotted alongside the two primary suspects, Anthony Nduiki and Daniel Mugetha, who are still at large.
“Today’s arrest brings to eight the total number of suspects arrested so far in the daring robbery, following the arrest of four others a few days ago and the recovery of over Sh9 million in a jerrycan at a house in Roysambu,” police said.
Police said investigations were ongoing to track down the remaining suspects.
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