A man charged with illegally disappearing with his employer’s vehicle to visit his wife and children has pleaded guilty to the offence.
Leny Masya pleaded guilty before Kibera Chief Magistrate Joyce Gandani and said that he was not a thief.
Masya was accused of driving off with the vehicle of Prateeki Singh Gulati, his employer, on April 19 after he was denied fare to go home.
The prosecution alleged after the boss refused to give the accused cash, he was angered and skilfully watched his boss' moves and took the vehicle.
He then drove off the vehicle that was already parked at the boss residential place.
The boss was alerted by his aide that the vehicle was missing, prompting her to report the matter to Lang’ata police station, which led to Masya's arrest and arraignment on Tuesday.
In his defence, the accused said he took the vehicle because he requested the boss to give him transport but she refused and instead continued to climb the stairs refusing to listen to him.
He never had the intention of stealing the vehicle but only used it for transport, he said.
He requested court to allow the boss to reduce his salary to compensate the days it was not in the compound
He requested court to give him a lenient sentence as he was only using the vehicle and not stealing.
He told court that he was a respectful man with a family.
The magistrate ruled that since the accused had accepted the mistake he pays Sh16,000 or three months imprisonment.
He thanked God for the ruling.
