Kenyan Socialite Shay Diva Was Sentenced To 4 Years For Stealing Landcruiser From A 61-year-old Lover.

Kenyan socialite Sheila Wairimu alias Shay Diva Africa has been sentenced to four years in prison with the alternative of a Ksh200,000 fine after she was found guilty of motor vehicle theft.

The 30-year-old socialite was accused of accessing tycoon PJ Dodhia Kumar's TIMs/NTSA account and transferring ownership of the vehicle to herself without following the due processes of succession.

After Kumar died in April 2021 at the age of 61, his family filed a complaint with the police after it was discovered that Shay Diva had taken the vehicle. The family noted that the tycoon had only given the socialite the Landcruiser on a 'use and return basis' because they were in a relationship.

The socialite, in her defense, told the court that the Landcruiser was transferred to her without her knowledge. She learned about it when she accessed her NTSA account.

However, one of the five witnesses who testified against Shay Diva told the court that the socialite blackmailed the late tycoon.

The witness, Chirag Bhatt, a manager of a hardware shop that the late tycoon owned, said that the socialite had threatened to expose their illicit relationship to his wife, who lives in the UK. He added that Shay Diva remained with the vehicle until Kumar's death through blackmail. 

Kitale Chief Magistrate Julius N'garng'ar, who passed judgment on the case on Monday, December 5, 2022, also ordered the return of the Toyota Landcruiser 200 series back to the family of the late Dodhia Kumar, who she was dating.

The judge said;

"I have considered the mitigation. I will take into account that the accused is a first offender. I have also considered the circumstances under which the offense was committed and the plea in mitigation by the council of the accused."