A house help who stole from National Treasury Chief Administration Secretary Nelson Gaichuhie Sh4 million and jewelry worth Sh500,000 has been arrested.
Detectives from the elite Crime Research & Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) nabbed the suspect identified as Miriam Mwelu in the company of her partner Timothy Akoi.
The two were found at a renowned witch doctor’s house in Gachie, Kiambu county, where Mwelu had gone to seek protection from detectives after the robbery incident three weeks ago.
"Upon noticing the detectives, the elderly witch doctor pronounced endless incantations in an attempt to keep them at bay, but that did not deter the sleuths from executing their mission much to the bemusement of Mwelu, who had closed her eyes expecting the sleuths to vanish. She couldn’t come to terms with reality, after the in-charge of the operation told her ‘mama bado tuko hapa vaa nguo twende.’
"A set of paraphernalia forming part of the witch doctor’s tools of trade including horns, feathers and cowrie shells were recovered. Among the services offered by the witch doctor as detailed on a long list seen by the detectives was ‘Kutoshikwa na DCI’ attracting a fee of Sh5,000," part of the statement by DCI read.
The suspect later led the detectives to her parents' home in Ithanga, Murang’a county, where Sh1.57million was recovered. jewelry was also recovered.
