{"id":23634,"date":"2026-04-22T07:57:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T07:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/?p=23634"},"modified":"2026-04-27T15:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:42:08","slug":"six-charged-in-kisumu-court-over-bar-break-in-and-stolen-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/six-charged-in-kisumu-court-over-bar-break-in-and-stolen-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Charged in Kisumu Court Over Bar Break In and Stolen Property"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Six suspects were charged at the Winam Law Courts over burglary and handling stolen property after breaking into a bar in Kisumu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The six suspects were charged before Principal Magistrate Dennis Ogal at the Kisumu court. The accused were Bonface Odhiambo, Mercy Akinyi, Sylvia Wanjiru, Emily Awino, John Odhiambo, and Erick Omondi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They all pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the charge sheet, the six accused broke into Grammi Bar and Restaurant owned by Rachael Anyango on the night of February 25-26, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They were accused of stealing various commodities from the bar, including alcohol and a sound bar from Sony worth 650,000 shillings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-14-at-15.44.40-2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23637 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-14-at-15.44.40-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-14-at-15.44.40-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-14-at-15.44.40-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-14-at-15.44.40-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-14-at-15.44.40-2-1100x825.jpeg 1100w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-14-at-15.44.40-2-680x510.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-14-at-15.44.40-2-200x150.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-14-at-15.44.40-2-20x15.jpeg 20w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-14-at-15.44.40-2.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The accused Bonface Odhiambo, Mercy Akinyi, Sylvia Wanjiru, Emily Awino, John Odhiambo and Erick Omondi, who were charged before Principal Magistrate Dennis Ogal with bar break in and stolen property\/photo\/Maurice Alal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On a separate count, Wanjiru, Awino, Odhiambo, and Omondi were charged with handling stolen property at Kondele location within Kisumu Central Sub-County. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also pleaded not guilty to this charge. 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