Gang robs diplomat, uses ATM cards to shop, buy expensive liquor

Europe & Commonwealth Directorate director Jean Kimani. She was robbed at gunpoint in her Kileleshwa home. [Courtesy]

Armed criminals who attacked a diplomat in Nairobi went on a shopping spree after withdrawing money from her accounts and used her credit cards for binge drinking.

According to investigators, the suspects emptied the M-Pesa accounts for the Europe & Commonwealth Directorate director Jean Kimani, and used her credit cards to pay for foodstuff and alcohol.