A man who stole a mobile phone worth Sh148,000 at a boutique in Kamukunji then lost it at a chang’aa den has told a Nairobi court that he regreted his actions after being charged. Charles Waithaka pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing the iPhone 11 Pro Max from Josephine Wangechi Ndung’u at Kamukunji Trade Centre on March 3. Waithaka claimed he had left home for the day but ended up at the shop unawares and stole the phone. She reported the matter at Kamukunji police station and on retrieving and reviewing CCTV footage Waithaka was seen pocketing the said iPhone. At the police station, Waithaka confessed he had stolen the phone and repeated the same before Makadara law courts principal magistrate Jackie Kibosia, saying he was remorseful.

Source: Daily Nation March 10, 2021 07:30 UTC