Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a 29-year-old house girl, Fleviar Muhonja Anaya, who had disappeared with Ksh 2.2 million from her employer’s home in Nairobi.

Muhonja was arrested in Malava, Kakamega County after coordinated efforts by detectives from DCI Nairobi Regional Headquarters and their Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau counterparts.

On March 16, 2025, in what seemed like an ordinary day, the employer left Muhonja at home as she went about her daily errands, unaware that betrayal was about to happen. 

A few hours later, a security guard called her with a peculiar report, Muhonja had been seen leaving with a large carrier bag. On being questioned, she claimed she was delivering something for her boss.

Sensing something was not right, since she had not given such instructions, she quickly tried to reach her house help, only to find the phone switched off.

Rushing back home, panic turned into horror when she discovered that the Ksh2.2 million she had kept safely in her bedroom had vanished, just like her house help.

“Investigation kicked off, and through forensic leads, the hunt paid off, as Muhonja was cornered and arrested in Malava, Kakamega County.

“Upon interrogation, she led detectives to Kapsoi, Vihiga County, where Sh700,000 was recovered from her grandmother’s house,” DCI reported. 

The operation then continued to her rural home in Kipkaren, Uasin Gishu County, where detectives recovered three chain links bought using the stolen cash.

Muhonja further led detectives to Nairobi’s South B, Fuata Nyayo area, where an additional Sh800,000 was recovered from her rented house.

She is being held at Capitol Hill Police Station, where she is undergoing processing before arraignment in court.