Two directors of Flexitech Group Limited have been arrested over allegations that they diverted more than Sh31.2 million collected from customers of a leading retail chain instead of remitting the money to the retailer.
The suspects, Martin Kariuki Maina and Johnson Gituma Mwangi, were arrested by detectives from the DCI Nairobi Regional Office in the Roysambu area following investigations into a complaint filed by the retailer.
Maina and Mwangi are directors of Flexitech Group Limited and were acting as agents for the complainant. Investigators said the two received Sh31,213,700.95 from customers who had bought and collected goods from various branches of the retail chain.
The money was entrusted to the suspects for onward payment to the retailer. However, detectives investigating the complaint established that the funds were allegedly diverted for the suspects’ personal use, in breach of the trust placed in them as agents.
The DCI said the two did not act alone and were allegedly working with other individuals who have not yet been arrested.
“Detectives established that the two, acting jointly with other suspects still at large, allegedly diverted the funds for their own use,” the agency said.
Maina and Mwangi remain in custody and are expected to be taken to the Milimani Law Courts today, where they will face charges of stealing by agent, contrary to Section 283(b) of the Penal Code.
Their arrests came after detectives began investigating the alleged multimillion-shilling theft following the retailer’s complaint. Officers are continuing with efforts to trace and arrest the other individuals believed to have been involved in the alleged diversion of the funds.
The DCI said investigations are still ongoing as detectives work to establish the roles played by the other suspects.
The agency has also appealed to members of the public to report suspected criminal activity anonymously through its toll-free number, 0800 722 203, or WhatsApp number 0709 570 000 under its #FichuaKwaDCI campaign.