A company director has been charged with multiple counts of theft amounting to over Sh 60 million from his employer, Flex Air Charters Limited.
Nicholas Ngatia Njoroge appeared before Senior Principal Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi, where he denied four counts of stealing by director contrary to Section 282 of the Penal Code, Chapter 63, Laws of Kenya.
The court heard that between August 22, 2022, and February 3, 2023, Njoroge allegedly stole USD 18,170 from the company’s US Dollar account at Guaranty Trust Bank (Kenya) Limited.
He is also accused of stealing Sh 27,121,814 from another account at the same bank between July 28, 2022, and February 18, 2023.
Further allegations claim that between December 2, 2020, and May 28, 2022, Njoroge stole USD 57,394 from the company’s dollar account at Co-operative Bank.
Additionally, he is said to have taken Sh 32,777,320 from a Kenya Commercial Bank account between November 30, 2020, and August 31, 2022.
The court granted the accused a bond of Sh 10 million or an alternative cash bail of Sh 5 million.
The matter is scheduled to be mentioned on April 29 for pre-trial directions.
