Man In Court For Stealing IEBC Laptop Worth 226,000/=, Risks Jail.

A man who allegedly stole a Hp Probook 430 GB laptop worth Kshs. 226,240mfrom Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on 17th August, a week after August elections, has been arraigned in a Nairobi court.

However, The accused identified in court documents as Musa Ogendo Sirangi, did not plead guilty to the charges after the court deferred

Musa Ogendo Sirangi did not respond to the charge after the court adjourned the case until Monday next week.

This is after Sirangi told Judge Ondieki that he was physically assaulted by a police officer when he was arrested and he did not have a lawyer.

In the charge sheet produced in court, it is alleged that on August 17 at the Anniversary Towers along the University Way in Nairobi, he stole one laptop make HP Probook valued at Sh226,240, the property of IEBC.

Sirangi will be detained at the Central Police station until Monday when he will be formally charged with the crime.