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A former Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) executive has been charged with stealing goods worth Sh17 million from an investment company.

Elias Kemboi Korir was charged before a Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Benmark Ekhumbi with two counts of stealing and obtaining goods through pretences.

Korir denied obtaining stealing assorted shop goods from Kanduyi Investments Limited valued at Sh17,110,000.

The charges stated that Korir had falsely pretended to be in a position to pay for the goods which was a false fact.

The former NGO official is accused of receiving the goods on diverse dates between August and September 2022 within Nairobi county.

He is accused of stealing the shop goods within the same span of period.

Applying to be released on bond, Korir said the complainant had filed a civil case at the High Court seeking payment of the same amount quoted in the charge sheet.

The magistrate heard that Korir was arrested while leaving the High Court where the civil case was being heard by a judge,

“The investigating officer filed this case in a bid to pressure the accused to pay the money quoted in the charge sheet,” he said.

The court heard that the accused had paid Sh3 million to the company.

The prosecution protested the accused position saying all the amount in question was paid to the account of the accused,

“What the accused is not telling this court is that the monies in question was directly deposited to his personal account,” said the prosecutor.

The accused was remanded in custody for a pre-bail report on whether to release him on bond or not.