A house help who went on the run after executing a daring theft from her employer has been arrested.
In a statement on Friday, March 14, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said Rita Akinyi Yohana was apprehended in Kawangware’s Congo Maumau area after forensic-led intelligence tracked her down.
Akinyi, who had worked for her employer for 15 months, is accused of making away with a safe containing family passports, foreign national IDs and $4,000 (Ksh 518,000).
She also made away with gold coins, Diwali statues, a pen drive, a hard disk, bank locker keys, perfumes and other belongings.
"The incident which was reported on March 11, 2025 at Spring Valley Police Station, reveals a tale of betrayal from a trusted employee of 15 months, believed to have stolen a safe brimming with valuable items including family passports, foreign national IDs, 4,000 US dollars, gold coins, Diwali statues, a pen drive, a hard disk, bank locker keys, perfumes and other belongings," DCI said.
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Following her arrest, a search of Akinyi’s residence yielded 29 one-hundred-dollar notes, assorted Indian Rupees, perfumes and women’s purses, all traced back to her employer.
"Akinyi confessed to discarding the ransacked safe in the murky depths of River Maumau. With help from local divers, detectives managed to retrieve the safe from the riverbed only to find it emptied of its contents," DCI added.
Akinyi is currently in police custody undergoing processing ahead of her arraigned in court. The recovered items have been preserved as exhibits as investigations continue.
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