Citizen TV's Stephen Letoo Robbed In Lavington

The chilling episode unfolded in Lavington where the brazen thieves had broken into his car through the passenger window.

Marvin Chege Marvin Chege
Sep 2, 2023 - 11:01 Updated: Sep 2, 2023 - 11:04
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Citizen TV's Stephen Letoo Robbed In Lavington
Citizen TV reporter, Stephen Letoo. /FILE

Citizen TV senior political reporter Stephen Letoo narrated how a group of burglars had on Friday night, September 1 vandalised his vehicle and robbed it of his valuables.

The chilling episode unfolded in Lavington where the brazen thieves had broken into his car through the passenger window.

The individuals then fled with valuable possessions, including a MacBook and VIP invitations to his upcoming homecoming ceremony.

"Last night unknown group of people attacked my vehicle in Lavington, smashed down my passenger window and made away with my MC Book Apple laptop, drives, other personal valuables and VIP invitation cards for my upcoming Thanksgiving ceremony," Letoo narrated.

A photo of Citizen TV's Stephen Letoo's vehicle whose passenger window was smashed in Lavington on September 1, 2023. /STEPHEN LETOO

Sharing photos of the vandalised vehicle, Letoo promptly reported the burglary case to the police station, further attaching an official Occurrence Book (OB) report after reporting the incident.

"I have since reported the tragic incident to the Muthangari Police Station vide OB04/02/09/2023," he added.

Various journalists have recently found themselves targeted, with many falling victim to robberies or attacks in the line of work. 

On Monday, July 17, TV47 and Radio 47 sports presenter, Albanus Kiswili revealed that he was attacked by robbers on Friday night, July 14 who made away with his mobile phone after stabbing him three times.

In a statement on Twitter, Kiswili revealed that he was accosted by the robbers in the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) around the Railway station matatu stage while boarding a matatu to Rongai.

"Thanks to everyone who has reached out - I hope that explains why I've been offline," he wrote, an indication that he survived the daring attack.

Speaking to Viral Tea, Kiswili narrated that he had gone for football training from 8 pm to 11 pm after coming from his workplace and on his way out, he took a lift in a friend's car which dropped him near the matatu stage.

"I had to look for a bike to transport me to Imenti to board a matatu back home. The boda boda rider had insisted that I pay him first which I did.

"Then from there, after I boarded the matatu, the guy took a turn to go as though he was heading to OTC instead of Imenti. Upon asking him, he stopped the bike and called me a thief and upon alighting, two other people joined him with knives, stabbed me and took two phones," he recounted.

Kiswili further noted that he lost a Samsung Galaxy A32 and a Tecno Spark 8P; the former was worth up to Ksh35,000 while the latter was worth up to Ksh19,000.

Such incidents add to the alarming statistics of crime in the country, with the 2023 Economic Survey conducted by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) revealing that theft cases surged from 11,762 in 2021 to 14,714 in 2022.

A photo of Citizen TV's Stephen Letoo's vehicle whose passenger window was smashed in Lavington on September 1, 2023. /STEPHEN LETOO

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