IRENE ONYANGO.
A Mlolongo man has been charged with stealing more than 500 bags of fertilizer worth over Sh2.2 million belonging to a state agency.
Benson Omondi Bonyo is accused of stealing 560 bags of Urea 46% Nitrogen fertilizer, which was on transit, the property of National Cereals Produce Board (NCPB) Awendo.
The charge sheet stated that he stole the commodity at Mlolongo in Machakos sub-county along Mombasa Nairobi Highway.
It is alleged that he committed the offence on August 23, with others not before court.
He denied the charges when he appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina.
The court heard that he stole the said fertilizer from a truck registration No. KBU 962A make Mercedes Axor and trailer No. ZG 8156 while the said consignment was in transit from Yara East Africa Ltd (k) Jomvu-Madafuni Mombasa and destined for NCPB, Awendo branch.
The accused was released on a bond of Sh 800,000 pending pre-trial hearing.
