Dorothy Katulu. Photo; Courtesy.
By Bruce Odhiambo,
Dorothy Katulu, 27, is seven months pregnant and has been at the Lang’ata Women’s prison for the last one month. She was jailed for three years on January 17, 2025.
The young woman was arrested and subsequently jailed for gambling away Ksh. 200,000 – money she had been entrusted to keep as an informal Sacco treasurer (Chama).
Katulu used to work at a printing firm when the tenants in the apartment picked her as the treasurer in their local ‘Chama’.
She, however, admitted that, in December 2024, she was tempted to gamble some huge amounts of money belonging to the ‘Chama’, eventually leading to massive losses and an arrest.
Her close friend and also a member of the ‘Chama’ advised her to gamble the extra money and probably double it as he had done the same and won heavily.
After joining the gambling site, Katulu lost all the money, immediately leading to problems with the ‘Chama’ people the money belonged to.
On December 15, 2024, Katulu was arrested, and on December 17, was taken to court. Her case was quickly determined, leading to her sentencing on January 17, 2025, just a month later.
