Bank robbery suspects scored As in high school

From left: Charles Mwangi Murakaru, Halford Munene Murakaru and Julius Ndung’u Wainaina in a Thika court when they were charged with stealing Sh52 million from Kenya Commercial Bank, Thika branch, last week. They denied the charges. [Kamau Maichuhie, Standard]

Two brothers made it to the headlines this week - for all the wrong reasons.

Halford Munene Murakaru, 32, his brother Charles Mwangi Murakaru, 30, are prime suspects in one of the most peculiar robberies in Kenyan history.