S01 E08 - The Thika Bank Heist (Part 1)

In Part 1 of this 2-part episode, we explore the story of the Thika Bank Heist.  Inspired by the plot of a popular Hollywood movie, a close group of friends meticulously crafted a plan to infiltrate one of the most secure financial institutions in Thika. Drawing from the cinematic genius of heist films, they employed a combination of cunning strategy and brazen audacity to execute a robbery that would go down in Kenyan history.

Credits:

Cover Art

• F.Nur, PitchR Media

Editing/Production

• F. Nur, PitchR Media

Theme Song

• "Dunia Ina Mambo" by Just A Band (original song by The Mighty Cavaliers)

News Credits & Clips:

• Nation Africa Online
  https://nation.africa/kenya/news/behind-the-sh52-million-thika-kcb-bank-robbery-mystery--483202

 

• Business Daily Africa https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/news/it-s-normal-suspects-father-says-of-sh52-million-kcb-thika-heist-2179638

 

• Citizen Digital https://www.citizen.digital/news/police-seize-equipment-used-in-thika-kcb-bank-heist-183095

 

• The Star

https://www.the-star.co.ke/counties/central/2019-03-14-30-witnesses-to-testify-against-thika-bank-heist-suspects/

 

• Youtube – The Wicked Edition with Dr Kingori https://www.youtube.com/watch?embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fglarity.app%2F&embeds_referring_origin=https%3A%2F%2Fglarity.app&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMTY0OTksMjg2NjQsMTY0NTAz&feature=emb_share&v=FQpkQ49x6ag
  

• Capital News

https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2017/11/3-suspects-in-thika-bank-robbery-due-in-court-sh17-6mn-recovered/

 

• REDDIT COMMENTS

https://www.reddit.com/r/Kenya/comments/tf2zcz/kcb_thika_heist/?rdt=54242

 

• CITIZEN DIGITAL

https://www.citizen.digital/news/police-seize-equipment-used-in-thika-kcb-bank-heist-183095

 

• NATION AFRICA

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/behind-the-sh52-million-thika-kcb-bank-robbery-mystery--483202

 

• HOT 96FM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtUJ57WT9Yk

 

• WIKIPEDIA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bank_Job

• TWITTER/X

https://twitter.com/RBudhdev/status/934386042446270465