March 7, 2026
Nairobi, Kenya

Kahawa branch

Business

Equity Bank’s weak oversight allows teller to swipe millions in shocking theft

Gilbert Kiptoo Lelon, a teller at Equity Bank’s Kahawa Branch, has found himself at the center of a serious criminal case that raises troubling questions about the bank’s internal controls and employee oversight. He was arraigned before Senior Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego, facing charges of stealing by servant, a crime outlined under Section 281 of

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