Mechanic Sentenced To Death After Stealing A Car From Kenya President’s Convoy At Gunpoint

Mechanic sentenced to death after stealing a car from Kenya President’s convoy at gunpoint.

The suspect was charged for robbing Chief Inspector of Police at gunpoint on 26 August 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya.

After the theft, he reportedly removed the car’s tracking system, before driving it to Uganda’s capital, Kampala.

The suspect intended to sell the stolen car, a BMW 735 sedan, according to a charge sheet submitted in court.

A mechanic accused of stealing a BMW 735 luxury sedan from Kenya’a President Uhuru Kenyatta’s motorcade in 2014 has been sentenced to death.

The suspect was charged alongside four others, after robbing Chief Inspector of Police, David Machui, at gunpoint on 26 August 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya.

After the theft, the mechanic reportedly removed the car’s tracking system in a garage in Nairobi, before driving it to Capital of Uganda, Kampala.

According to the charge sheet submitted in court, the mechanic was armed with an AK-47 rifle and another pistol at the time of the crime.

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In a ruling delivered by Milimani Chief Magistrate, Francis Andayi, the mechanic was handed the harsh sentence as his actions were considered a matter of national security.

The second count stated that the suspect intended to sell the car despite the fact that it had been taken illegally from the government.

The automobile was recovered after Ugandan law enforcement officials intervened. The recovery was made public by Asan Kasingye, the director of Interpol in Uganda.

“Our counterparts informed us that their President’s car that was stolen at gunpoint was heading to Uganda. So we started to monitor and we recovered it and we have sent it back to Kenya,” Kasingye stated.

The mechanic was charged alone as two of the other suspects had reportedly passed on, necessitating the Judge’s acquittal.

Thanks to cooperation from the suspect’s girlfriend, the mechanic was reportedly lured into a trap near Makerere University.

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