Property manager jailed 3 years over Sh6.1m rent theft
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Peter Gathungu Gikonyo at the Milimani Law Courts on April 7 2026, When he was jailed for three years for stealing Sh6,133 , 900 rent he received from tenants in properties he was managing.
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Following the sentencing, Gikonyo indicated that he would appeal the decision.
He had been out on a cash bail of Sh500,000, which was refunded after the sentence was delivered.
A Nairobi property manager has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing more than Sh6 million in rent collected from tenants, bringing to a close a case that has dragged on for six years.
Peter Gathungu Gikonyo was handed the custodial sentence with an alternative fine of Sh2.8 million after the court found him guilty of misappropriating funds entrusted to him by property owners.
