Kitui MCA arraigned over alleged theft of high-value phones in Nairobi CBD

Kitui MCA charged over theft of phones worth millions in Nairobi CBD [Photo/Courtesy]                                                                                                                                          

A Kitui MCA has been charged with stealing mobile phones in three separate incidents involving consignments worth millions of shillings in Nairobi.Cyrus Kisavi Musyoka of Kyatune Ward, who appeared before Milimani Principal Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo, denied stealing 42 mobile phones valued at Sh609,000 from a parcel office on Luthuli Avenue.

The charge sheet states that Musyoka committed the offence on August 5, 2026, at Yare Parcel Office, where he stole 42 Itel City 200 handsets, each valued at Sh14,500, belonging to businessman Dahir Adan Mohamud.

But the Luthuli Avenue incident is not the only case facing the legislator.

Musyoka was also presented with two other separate charges relating to alleged thefts at courier and distribution premises in Nairobi.

In the second charge, the prosecution alleges that on August 18, 2026, at North Rift Shuttle on Mfangano Lane, he stole 126 Itel A200 mobile phones valued at Sh1.801 million belonging to Simon Gitonga, acting jointly with other persons who were not before court.

The third charge relates to an alleged theft on September 14, 2026, at Chania Genesis offices on River Road, where he is accused of stealing 20 Samsung A07 mobile phones worth Sh420,000 belonging to Ezekiel Kamau Gichuki.

Musyoka did not take pleas on the two additional charges after his lawyer asked the court to defer the matters to Thursday. The MCA spent about 10 days in police custody following his arrest on October 22, as detectives pursued investigations into several complaints lodged at different police stations.

Investigating officer Corporal Edgar Opili told the court that the suspect targeted consignments at courier companies’ premises or fraudulently diverted their delivery destinations.

The DPP opposed his release on bail arguing that his previous conduct made him a flight risk.