Detectives are investigating a puzzling theft in which two employees of an engineering company in Ruiru claimed they lost Sh3.2 million to unknown assailants shortly after withdrawing the money from a local bank.
According to police reports, the two employees withdrew the cash on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, intending to use it to clear cargo at the ICDC offices on Mombasa Road.
After completing the transaction, they drove to their company premises in the Karuguru area to pick up their project manager before proceeding to Nairobi.
However, upon arrival, the driver parked their Toyota Hilux double cabin outside the company gate and closed the doors but did not lock them, leaving the cash — wrapped in envelopes — inside the vehicle. When they returned a few minutes later, the money was gone.
Police officers who visited the scene said a review of nearby CCTV footage captured a white car pulling up near the parked vehicle. One of its occupants was seen opening the Hilux, taking the envelope containing the cash, and speeding away.
Investigators have since interrogated the two employees and visited the bank where the withdrawal was made to gather additional details.
Preliminary findings suggest the theft may have involved individuals with prior knowledge of the transaction. Detectives are probing the possibility of an inside collaboration, a pattern seen in similar cases involving large cash withdrawals.
Police sources say past incidents have shown that such thefts often involve information leaks from within banking halls or surveillance of customers withdrawing large amounts.
Authorities have assured that investigations are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the theft and bring the culprits to justice.
