The Murakaru brothers, Charles Mwangi and Halford Munene, along with their cousin Julius Ndung’u, orchestrated one of Kenya’s most daring heists.
In November 2017, they tunneled into the KCB Bank branch in Thika, breaching the strongroom and escaping with Ksh 52 million.
This meticulously planned crime involved digging an underground passage over several days, evading security measures.
Following a police tip-off, the suspects were arrested in Juja, where Ksh 17.1 million in stolen cash was recovered in various currencies, hidden in plastic tanks.
The heist captivated the nation, with investigators uncovering sophisticated planning and tools used in the operation. However, the suspects denied the charges in court, claiming innocence.
The prosecution argued that the suspects were flight risks and could tamper with evidence.
Despite this, the court granted them bail after the police failed to provide sufficient grounds to hold them further.
The recovered funds were eventually returned to the bank, but a significant portion of the loot remains unaccounted for.
This case highlighted vulnerabilities in bank security and inspired debates about the audacity and ingenuity of modern crimes.
The identity of accomplices, including a woman believed to have rented the hideout house, remains unclear. Meanwhile, authorities continue to pursue leads in one of Kenya’s most talked-about heists.
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