By Robert Mutasi 
Four former employees of Tarita Group Ltd have reported to police that they were allegedly stripped, assaulted and coerced into signing over money and property during a meeting at the company’s offices in Eldoret, according to police reports cited by the Daily Nation.
The alleged incident is said to have occurred in late June 27 at Tarita Centre, where the company’s offices are located on the fifth floor.
According to the Daily Nation, the company is associated with former Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria, who allegedly accused the four workers of misappropriating Sh96 million. Kiptoo had not publicly responded to the allegations at the time of the newspaper’s publication.
The four employees told investigators they had been summoned to the offices on June 27 for what they believed would be a bookkeeping and audit meeting. Police reports quoted by the newspaper indicate that the meeting lasted throughout the day and into the night.
According to the reports, investigators were informed that “the meeting went on up to 2100hrs where it was established that a sum of Sh96,000,000 was missing.”
The complainants allege that after the meeting, four physically built men entered the offices and assaulted them on instructions from company officials. They claim they were stripped naked, beaten and forced to disclose details of their finances and assets.
The workers further allege they were pressured to surrender millions of shillings and transfer ownership of their properties to Tarita Group in exchange for their freedom.
The Daily Nation reported that it had obtained a signed “Deed of Settlement, Asset Transfer Undertaking and Continuity Support Agreement” between one of the complainants and Tarita Group, dated June 28, 2026.
According to the newspaper, the agreement involved a proposed transfer of a two-acre parcel of land, three plots and a commercial property from one of the employees as part of efforts to recover the allegedly missing funds.
The report further states that the four men were allegedly held overnight until one of them managed to secretly contact his spouse. The communication was reportedly disguised as a request for spouses to come to the offices to sign documents required for the transfer of title deeds.
The spouse is said to have alerted police and a lawyer, leading officers to trace the victims and intervene.
During the operation, police arrested six suspects identified as Alfred Too, Edwine Gichia, Everline Choge, Joseph Njuguna, Stephen Ngigi and Martin Kamau.
According to the newspaper, Turbo Sub-County Police Commander Patrick Wekesa confirmed that investigations were ongoing but said the case had progressed slowly because of alleged external pressure to resolve the matter outside the court process.
The Daily Nation also reported that repeated attempts to obtain comment from Daniel Kiptoo were unsuccessful.
Police have not announced any charges against Kiptoo, and investigations into the allegations remain ongoing. The claims made by the complainants have not yet been tested in court, and all those mentioned are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.