An Eldoret court has charged a 29-year-old man with stealing items valued at Sh37 million from a well-liked club in the community during the protests against the Finance Bill.
Meat and managu vegetables are among the items reported as having been taken from the club during the protests.
Jonathan Paul Mutua made an appearance before Principal Magistrate Cheronoh Kesse, where he refuted allegations of handling stolen goods, breaking into a building, and committing a felony.
According to the charge sheet, Mutua in the company of others who are still at large broke into Baniyas Club Square on June 25 and stole items including 181 Kgs of meat, alcohol, electronics, sound systems, utensils, gas cylinders, chairs and food items all valued at more than Sh37 million.
The alternative charge states that the suspect dishonestly retained a channel sound craft mixer, a mini pearl controller DMX and an HDMI box knowing or having reason to believe the items were stolen goods.
An inventory of stolen goods was attached to the charge sheet.
The multi-million club located along Uganda Road was raided and looted during the protests last week on the same day, the Timber Xo club associated with Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi was looted.
The court heard that a group of youths is said to have stormed the Baniyas club where they reportedly demanded food while at the club gate before breaking the gate and stealing several items including alcoholic drinks.
Police officers from Kamukunji police station claim to have later arrested Mutua at his house where they found some of the items believed to have been stolen from the club.
The prosecutor Sylvester Thuo told the court that the prosecution was not opposed to the suspect being released on bond but the terms should be strict.
He denied the charges and was released on a Sh 10 million bond with a similar surety. The case will be mentioned on July 15.
