Police are investigating a report alleging a robbery at Southern Credit Bank, Eldoret Branch at 9:20 am this morning.

It is particularly curious that the bank management allege that a three-man gang raided the bank and stole 16 million shillings which they stuffed in their socks and clothes and in a green paper bag before walking across the road to a parked motor vehicle and speeding off.

This is absurd and totally unbelievable.

In the light of recent incidents of robberies targeting banks and financial institutions, we are seriously investigating the involvement of insiders in crimes against financial institutions.

Appropriate action shall be taken in this and other incidents, should our investigations reveal dishonesty in reporting crime and/or collusion on the part of staff of the victim institution(s).

Police Headquarters takes crime very seriously and our officers are under firm instructions to deal with all persons involved in the commission or facilitation of crime.

In this regard we will pursue and apprehend criminals and their accomplices regardless of their positions within victim institutions.

(GIDEON M. KIBUNJAH)
FOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

16th August, 2006