There was Sh3 million in my employer’s bedroom but I only stole 500k - House help

 Mary Winiti in court Photo: Pkemoi Ng’enoh

A 29-year-old house help narrated to a court how she stole Sh500,000 from her employer’s bedroom.

Mary Winiti told the court she found Sh3 million in the bedroom, but decided to only take the Sh500k.

Mary was accused of stealing the money from her employer Priscilla Kerubo on November 6, 2016 at Harambee estate. She is said to have fled the city after committing the offence. She was later traced to Kakamega where she was arrested.

Following her plea of guilt — and confession to stealing the money - she was sentenced to serve three years in jail for the offence.

She is said to have committed the offence after the complainant and her family left to attend church service.

Mary is said to have declined to go to church, claiming she was not feeling well.

The court was further told that the complainant, who is a businesswoman, had left some money in her bedroom.

It was not until 7pm that the complainant returned to the house. On checking, she found all the doors open, and the house unusually quiet.

She rushed to the bedroom and found her money missing. It is then that she started tracing the accused who could not be found.

The court heard that her mobile phone was however not going through — prompting the complainant to involve the police.

Mary was traced to her village in Kakamega with the help of the area chief. She was arrested and brought back to Nairobi to face the law.

She pleaded guilty in court claiming, “I’m an orphan and it’s only Sh500,000 that I stole. The total amount I saw in the bedroom was Sh3 million.”