Siku Za Mwizi: Journalist Who Stole Joy Doreen's Mercedes Benz, KTN's Aaron Ochieng Charged

Piece by: David Kingsley
Lifestyle

News reaching us is that Aaron Ochieng has been charged for stealing Joy Doreen Bira's car.

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The car, a sleek Mercedes Benz E-220 with registration number KBY 813K disappeared from Standard Media Group's parking lot on Friday, December 23.

Biira realised that it was missing when she could not find the key upon finishing work. The sultry anchor rushed to check the parking lot and she did not find the vehicle.

She reported the matter at Industrial Area police station and investigations commenced immediately.

Detectives recovered the vehicle in Kisumu on Friday, December 30 with one occupant by the name Aaron Ochieng. However, the car’s plates had been changed to KCH 117L.

Two guards who were on duty the night the car disappeared were also taken into custody.

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A charge sheet indicated that Ochieng' had dishonestly retained the vehicle "knowing and having reasons to believe it to be a stolen motor vehicle".

The suspect was arrested with the class E 220 Benz in Kisumu on December 31, 2016 and was detained at Industrial Area police station.

Ochieng' was released on a Sh1 million bond or cash bail of Sh300,000 awaiting mention of the case on January 17 and a subsequent hearing on February 3.

Doreen, a KTN business journalist, said she parked her car at the Standard Group Headquarters, Mombasa road, in Nairobi at the time it was stolen