Manager Of Firm Linked To Duale Charged With Sh68M Theft, Lawyer Claims Abduction

Hussein Ismail Godad a warehouse manager for Medina Chemicals Limited was on Thursday charged with stealing products valued over Sh67. 5 million.

Appearing before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Benard Ochoi, the accused denied charges.

Godad is accused of stealing animal health products valued over Sh67, 513, 761.

It is alleged that he stole the products between an unknown date and January 17th this year at a warehouse in Nairobi being an employee by the said company.

The court was informed that the products came into his possession by virtue of employment.

Alleged abduction

In a series of tweets that went viral and has since been deleted, the accused lawyer Salim had alleged that Ismail had been abducted by people he claimed to be police officers and taken to Karura forest where his phones were confiscated, both his accounts and his children’s frozen before being taken to unknown destination in Garissa prior to his arraignment in court.

The lawyer had accused the firm’s manager of being behind the alleged abduction of his client though he vehemently denied when he was questioned by journalist Saddique Shaban whether it was Abdi Bare Duale who’s a brother of Defense CS of being behind it.

Medina Chemicals Ltd is linked to the Duale’s family.

Godad was granted a bond of Sh 10 million with alternative cash bail of Sh 5 million and one contact person.