A 41-year-old man was on Tuesday arraigned in a Kenol court charged of theft of 745 pieces of pineapples.
Appearing before Resident Magistrate Jackinda Rennah, Peter Wakahia Kimani was charged that on March 11 at his home in Gikono village, Murang’a South, he was found with 745 stolen pineapples.
According to the facts tabled before the court by the Prosecutor, Ms. Odour, officers from Gikono police post while on foot patrol accompanied by the area Assistant Chief were informed that at the home of the accused, there was ongoing selling and buying of pineapples suspected to have been stolen from Delmonte Kenya Limited.
The officers proceeded to the home and found the pineapples concealed with a black polythene bag stored in a house used as a store.
Consequently, with the help of officers from Kenol police station, the accused was arrested.
Kimani pleaded guilty to the offence of theft of farm produce and in mitigation said he has children and pleaded with the court for clemency.
The court was further told that the accused was a first offender.
The accused was sentenced on his own plea of guilty with the pre-sentencing date set for March 20,2024.
By Florence Kinyua
