By Reporter.
A Nairobi court has allowed Director of Criminal Investigations to detain a man being investigated over stealing computer accessories valued over Sh74 million.
Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina allowed DCI to detain Robbisson Warui Mureithi for seven days pending investigations.
The man is alleged to be notorious for breaking into shops with Nairobi’s central business district and stealing.
The DCI sought to detain Warui for 10 days to enable investigators complete investigation.
The investigating officer told the court they are investigating a case of burglary contrary to section 304(2) of penal code and stealing contrary to section 279 of the penal code.
The break ins were reported at central police station by Robinson Ngeh Koshi and Shadrack Mbugua on October 16, 2025. The two complainants sell computers and computer accessories.
According to the court documents, the shops at Tembo building were broken into on the night of 15 and 16 October 2025.
The police visited the scene and reviewed the CCTV footage, and Warui was allegedly captured on camera allegedly as part of the team that had committed the offence.
Further investigations led to his house at Komarock Estate but the police did not find the laptops but instead found various brands of alcohol, which he could not account for.
Police told the court there was a need to identify the owner of the broken liquor store within Kahawa and its enviroments, record their statements and account for the recovered liquors.
“There is need to establish the owner of the motor vehicle that was used in commision the offence,” court heard.
The court heard that there was need to ascertain the authenticity and the legality of the various brands of alcohol hence need to invlove the specialists from KEBS and KRA officers.
Additionally electronic or documentary evidence which may emerge upon further analysis.
“Some of the main suspects are well known by the respondent and are still at large hence if released they might interfere with our investigations,” court heard.
