Kericho Law Courts officer arrested over theft of two vehicles

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Monday arrested a man in connection with the theft of two vehicles stolen from a Nyali yard in 2014.

The suspect, Allan Andayi Osele, who is an accountant at Kericho Law Courts, was arrested after the two vehicles – Toyota V8s – were recovered from his Syokimau home in 2018.

The two vehicles are among five stolen form Nippon Korea Investment Ltd in Nyali in 2014 and have been detained at the Parklands Police Station since they were recovered last year.

According to the DCI, investigations conducted by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) further revealed that the vehicles’ chassis numbers had been changed.

@DCI_Kenya Detectives from #Parklands today arrested Mr. Allan ANDAYI Osale- an Accountant at Kericho Law Courts, in connection with two stolen vehicles(Toyota V8s: KBU 933N & KBQ 260Z). The two vehicles were reported stolen from Nippon Korea Investment Ltd Yard in Nyali in 2014. pic.twitter.com/Q0F63SM09x

— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) September 23, 2019

Detectives established that the two vehicles were among 5 vehicles that were stolen from Nyali and their Chassis numbers changed. Further investigations from @ntsa_kenya revealed that the real registered No. Plates were KBW 122H & KBQ 805T whose chassis numbers had been altered. pic.twitter.com/st0goEtRZA

— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) September 23, 2019

The two motor vehicles were recovered from the residence of the suspect at Syokimau in November 2018 & had been detained at Parklands Police Station as Further enquires into the matter continued. The suspect is in lawful custody awaiting arraignment tomorrow.

— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) September 23, 2019