BY SAM ALFAN.
A supervisor with Chloride Exide has been charged with stealing properties worth over Sh18 million from the company.
Japheth Shitemi being a store assistant supervisor at Chloride Exide company ltd, was accused of stealing goods valued Sh6, 417,277 on diverse dates between 30th of December last year and March 1, this year in Nairobi.
He was also charged with stealing similar goods on the same dates valued Sh6, 292,937.
Shitemi denied a total of 10 counts when he appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Susan Shitubi.
Among the goods he allegedly stole are 315 pieces of N70MFR powerlast batteries, 390 pieces of NS70MFL powerlast batteries and 262 pieces of NS70MFL Maxxit batteries.
The court ordered him to deposit a bond of Sh1 million or alternative cash bail of Sh 100,000 to secure his release.
