Ex-Eastleigh's Mega Shopping Mall manager released on Sh2 million cash bail in Sh296 million theft case
The suspect has been in remand for a month after failure to raise the bail and bond terms set by a Makadara law court after he was charged on February 3, 2025.
Former Eastleigh's Mega Shopping Mall manager Mohamed Osman Abdile who has been charged with stealing Sh296 million from his employer has been released on a cash bail of Sh2 million.
Mohamed had been granted an alternative bond of Sh5 million but he opted for the cash bail.
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The suspect has been in remand for a month after failure to raise the bail and bond terms set by a Makadara law court after he was charged on February 3, 2025.
He is facing charges of conspiracy to commit a felony contrary to section 393 of the Penal Code. Mohamed is accused of colluding with others yet to be arrested to defraud the mall's owner Abdi Mohamed Ali of Sh296,069,084.
He is accused of committing the offence on diverse dates between January 1, 2018, and September 30, 202,4 when he left employment.
Mohamed is also facing charges of stealing by servant contrary to section 281 of the Penal Code where he is accused of stealing the money in the period he was the manager of the mall.
The money came into his possession by virtue of his employment by Abdi.
Organised criminal activities
The suspect has also been charged with engaging in organised criminal activities contrary to section 3 © as read with section 4 (1) of the Prevention of Organised Crimes Act of 2010.
In the charge, he is accused of acting in concert with others in the commission of a serious offence namely stealing by servant for the purpose of obtaining financial benefit.
Mohamed headed the department of finance at the mall.
In August 2024, Abdi sought the services of an audit firm which established that the money had been stolen through rental income revenue from shops within the mall.
Detective Constable Elphas Simiyu of the Starehe Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) offices had filed an affidavit to oppose bail and bond terms for the suspect stating that he used some of the money to purchase properties and his family is in Canada, and he was in the process of travelling before he was arrested.
"The accused has since acquired numerous properties and monies estimated to the tune of Sh92,000 some of which is believed to be stashed in foreign accounts which are yet to be frozen or detained with the view of preferring more charges of possession of proceeds of crime," stated Simiyu.
"Owing to the nature of the crime and amount of money involved, the accused person may abscond the court if released. Despite relinquishing his Kenyan passport to the investigators, (Mohamed) is suspected to be in possession of a Somali passport which he has failed to relinquish and investigators need time to verify if he is in possession of the same."
But Senior Principal Magistrate Joseph Karanja revised the bail bond terms reducing the bond from Sh10 million to Sh5 million and cash bail from Sh5 million to Sh2 million.
However, he directed the accused person to surrender the travel documents to the court and present himself to the DCI once a week.
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