Chinese man charged with stealing Sh3m shoes at Nairobi depot
Chinese national Li Bingpeng in a Milimani court on July 5, 2019, when he was charged with stealing a consignment of second hand shoes worth Sh3 million from the Inland Container Depot in Nairobi. PHOTO | PAUL WAWERU | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Li Bingpeng allegedly stole the shoes, property of one Peter Githinji Macharia, on December 8, 2018 with the help of accomplices.
- The accused, who was arrested on July 4 without a warrant, denied the two charges and was released on a cash bail of Sh800,000. The trial will begin on August 28.
- Mr Bingpeng was a arraigned about a month after it was discovered that several Chinese nationals were illegally carrying out businesses at Gikomba market in Nairobi.
A Chinese national was on Friday charged with stealing second hand shoes worth Sh3 million from the Inland Container Depot in Nairobi.
Li Bingpeng allegedly stole the shoes, property of one Peter Githinji Macharia, on December 8, 2018 with the help of accomplices.
In court on Friday, Milimani Senior Resident Magistrate Muthoni heard that earlier that year, Mr Bingpeng and the others conspired to defraud Mr Macharia and Mr Stephen Jimmy Mwangangi of $14,831 (Sh1,483,100), claiming they would give them clearance documents for the shoes at the depot.
This crime was allegedly committed on November 8, 2018 at Eastlands Hotel along Ngong Road in Nairobi.
The accused, who was arrested on July 4 without a warrant, denied the two charges and was released on a cash bail of Sh800,000. The trial will begin on August 28.
GIKOMBA CASE
Mr Bingpeng was a arraigned about a month after it was discovered that several Chinese nationals were illegally carrying out businesses at Gikomba market in Nairobi.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Mataing'i, who ordered their deportation, said they had illegal work permits.
"We do not have a classification of foreign traders coming into the country to conduct trade or hawk. I have already directed that those in Gikomba be escorted to the airport tomorrow to ensure they take supper in their homes," he said at the time.
It is not clear whether they were sent back to China.
Dr Matiang'i vouched for the government’s current work permit policy, describing it as “the strictest in Kenya’s history”.
”Whoever wants to apply for a work permit should do it from their respective countries, not in Kenya,” he said, adding all foreigners working as small scale traders in Kenya will be deported.
