Kevin George Kathurima was arraigned in court alongside Norman Njuguna Karungo, a teller at the said Bank and Eucabeth Nyambeki Booko.

They appeared before Resident magistrate Hellen Onkwani.

The learned magistrate ordered the three accused be detained at Kileleshwa police station pending investigations.

According to the Banking Fraud Investigation Unit, the three are being held for offence of forgery and theft by servant which was committed at Ecobank Gikomba Branch, where the first two suspects worked.

According  to the prosecution on March 27, the Branch’s operations Manager, Kathurima reported that 23.4 million shillings , 1365 US Dollars , 1190 Pounds and 1800 Euros was missing  from the safe of the bank  without the branch being broken into.

The prosecution further claims that  Kathurima was in charge of the vault and had the mandate to initiate and authorize transactions of all payments domiciled in the branch for accounts at the said branch.

The case will be heard on May 11.