Kericho: Driver Fills Car With Fuel Worth KSh 8k, Speeds Off After Paying KSh 1

• A driver, operating a motor vehicle of registration number KCZ 631E, fueled at Litein Town but refused to pay
• According to the police report, the man filled his car with fuel worth KSh 8,000, and only paid one shilling
• The owner of the vehicle, identified as Naphtaly Okode Ogolah says his friend was driving the car during the time of the incident

Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Kericho - An attendant at a petrol station in Litein Town was left with an unsettled KSh 8,000 bill after a motorist he had served drove off without paying for fuel.

CCTV footage was shared of the attendant negotiating with the motorist inside a white Toyota Fielder before he sped off.

He was, however, determined to speed off, leaving the helpless staffer to run after the car.

Kericho: What the owner of the vehicle said

The case shared by Sikika Road Safety indicates the motorist bought fuel worth KSh 8,000 and only paid KSh 1 via M-Pesa before speeding off.

"Naphtaly Okode Ogolah driving KCZ 631E fueled ⛽ fuel worth 8,000 at Litein town and decided to pay only 1bob and spend off without paying," Sikika Road Safety said.

The case was reported to the police under OB number; OB22/13/05/2024.

However, the owner of the vehicle, identified as Naphtaly, reached out to Sikika Road Safety, saying his friend was the one driving the vehicle at the time of the incident.

"Mr Naphtaly has just reached out to us and explained the vehicle was with his friend during that incident, and they are working on how to resolve the issue and pay," Sikika Road Safety said.

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This came months after a similar case was reported along Waiyaki Way.

CCTV footage emerged showing a motorist fleeing a petrol station attendant at a filling outlet along the busy road.

The happening on the dawn of Thursday, November 23, added to many other instances in which fuel station attendants have been left to bear the burden of errant car owners.

Proofreading by Nyambura Guthua, journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke