Two suspects, Beatrice Njeri Chege and Joey Maina Motiga, were charged before a Kibera Law Court in Nairobi with the theft of motorcycles worth Sh. 10 million over one year.
According to the statements and documents filed in court, a leading Kenyan motorcycle supplier distributing a brand identified only as Beth laid bare a series of events concerning the alleged mismanagement and theft of motorcycles by one of their former female sales agents turned dealers.
In court documents made available to us, it is said the dealer, who now imports bikes branded with her name, was provided with motorcycles valued at Sh. 10 million between the years 2020 and 2021 under a verbal contractual agreement.
The agreement purportedly involved consignment sales, with proceeds agreed to be remitted to the individual’s companies through specified bank accounts upon each sale.
However, suspicions began to arise when one of the company partners began to visit the dealer’s outlets, confirming the absence of the majority of the motorcycles provided to her, prompting concerns of either unauthorised sales or theft.
Further investigations, including spot checks and soft audits, indicated there did exist a significant discrepancy in the inventory at her premises, suggesting either unreported sales or theft by the dealer.
To bolster their findings, the company engaged the services of a fraud examiner who confirmed the company’s fear that the said dealer had sold bikes and used the money to import her motorcycles, all in a meticulously planned and elaborate con that would allow her to proceed with her business without making any payments to the company.
Additionally, discussions with one of the local financiers revealed evidence of sales facilitated by the dealer accompanied by fraudulent invoicing, wherein the dealer allegedly altered invoices bearing the individual’s company letterheads to redirect payments to her accounts.
Consequently, the company asserts that the dealer may have misled the bank into making payments to her accounts instead of the intended company accounts.
Allegedly, upon receiving these funds, she failed to remit them to the rightful company and instead utilised them for her gain.
Two suspects, Beatrice Njeri Chege and Joey Maina Motiga, appeared before the Kibera Law Courts on April 16, 2024, in connection with this theft. The matter is scheduled for another hearing on May 21, 2024.
