How Househelp Stealing Ksh4M From CAS Used Rituals To Fool DCI
The suspect identified as Miriam Mwelu, who was accompanied by her partner Timothy Akoi, was found at a renowned witch doctor’s house in Gachie, Kiambu County
Marvin Chege 
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have exposed a new criminal trend involving culprits using witchcraft and other unorthodox methods to evade arrest.
On Tuesday, July 19, detectives based at the elite Crime Research & Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) supported by their Special Services Unit (SSU) counterparts, arrested a woman who took off with Ksh4 million, from her employer three weeks ago, Treasury CAS Nelson Gaichuhie.
The suspect identified as Miriam Mwelu, who was accompanied by her partner Timothy Akoi, was found at a renowned witch doctor’s house in Gachie, Kiambu County, where Mwelu had gone to evade capture by detectives who were hunting her down.
An assortment of jewellery and money recovered from Miriam Mwelu. /DCI
The detectives arrived in time as the suspect was being immersed in a basin containing a concoction of blood drawn from a dead fowl, whose features resembled those of a cockerel.
Upon noticing the detectives, the elderly witch doctor pronounced endless incantations in an attempt to keep them at bay.
The trick however did not stop the detectives from executing their mission much to the bemusement of Mwelu, who had closed her eyes expecting the sleuths to vanish.
"She couldn’t come to terms with reality after the in-charge of the operation told her ‘mama bado tuko hapa vaa nguo twende (lady, we are still here, put on your clothes and go).’
"A set of paraphernalia forming part of the witch doctor’s tools of the trade including horns, feathers and cowrie shells were recovered," stated the DCI in part.
Among the services offered by the witch doctor as detailed on a long list seen by the detectives was ‘Kutoshikwa na DCI’ attracting a fee of Ksh5,000.
Later, the suspect led the detectives to her parents' home in Ithanga, Murang’a county, where Ksh1.57million was recovered. Also recovered was the jewellery stolen from the woman’s employer.
DCI is cautioning criminals who have committed crimes not to waste time seeking the services of wizards, to protect them from the agency's officers.
"Detectives rely on actionable intelligence supported forensically through science that cannot be challenged by the dark powers of a witch doctor," added the DCI.
