A shocking scandal involving a well-known Nairobi-based car dealer, Robert Bundi Mugaa, has come to light, exposing the ugly face of high-level fraud in Kenya’s luxury car market. Mugaa is now behind bars at Kilimani Police Station after being caught stealing a Range Rover worth Ksh 33 million.
This was not a case of petty theft it was a carefully planned con job involving deceit, manipulation, and betrayal. Mugaa allegedly posed as an interested buyer and walked away with the expensive car after lying to the dealer that a client wanted to inspect it before buying.
But Mugaa’s tricks didn’t end there. Before stealing the vehicle, he had already collected Ksh 21 million from a completely different buyer in Westlands back in December.
This victim trusted Mugaa enough to wire him Ksh 11.5 million and even handed over a Toyota valued at Ksh 9.5 million as part of a trade-in deal.
Mugaa had promised to import the same Range Rover and deliver it by April 8. As the deadline approached, Mugaa sent photos of the car and claimed it was being cleared at the port in Mombasa, buying more time and avoiding suspicion. This calculated move shows just how far he was willing to go to cover his tracks and rob unsuspecting Kenyans.
The person who played a major role in bringing this rot to the surface is none other than Cyprian Is Nyakundi. He has consistently exposed conmen like Mugaa, who take advantage of loopholes and public trust to enrich themselves fraudulently.
Police investigations revealed that despite running a company called Silverstar Motor Ltd, Mugaa had no actual car yard. This alone raised serious questions about how long he had been conducting fake deals under a business that seemed legitimate on paper. On the day he made off with the Range Rover, Mugaa used a cunning lie to lure the dealer’s representative to Shell Petrol Station on Dennis Pritt Road.
Claiming that the supposed buyer was running late, he asked the rep to follow him to another location near State House Road. Once there, he disappeared after pretending to go and meet the client, leaving the dealer stranded and the luxury car gone.
This kind of brazen confidence shows he had done it before.When police finally tracked him down in Runda, Mugaa was arrested but the car had already been delivered to a buyer in Westlands, likely the same person he had conned earlier.
What followed was a cascade of revelations, with more victims coming forward to accuse him of similar scams. So far, at least three other people have recorded statements indicating they were also defrauded by Mugaa using the same method.
He remains in custody as detectives dig deeper, and he is expected to be charged with theft and obtaining money by false pretence. Kilimani police boss Patricia Yegon has confirmed the ongoing investigation and hinted that Mugaa may face even more charges depending on the outcome.
This case exposes a serious gap in how fraudsters operate in plain sight using registered companies and fake deals, stealing millions from hard-working citizens.
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