Ol Kalou cops at pains to explain theft at Nyandarua county offices

Nyandarua county headquarters building in Nyahururu town. /FILE
Nyandarua county headquarters building in Nyahururu town. /FILE

Police in Ol Kalou are unable to explain how six computers, two laptops and other equipment were stolen in the Nyandarua county commissioner's compound.

Area OCPD Wilson Kosgei said burglars broke into three offices using crowbars and made away with the items.

He said the Social Services ministry lost one computer and two laptops, while the National Land Commission lost two computers.

The suspects stole three computers and a cooker with its burner from the Agriculture office.

It has not yet been established which documents were stolen, but drawers were also ransacked and papers were scattered everywhere.

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Kosgei was at pains to explain how the burglars smashed the main doors to the three offices, proceeded to break other doors and take time to ransack the drawers and finally leave with the stolen items without attracting attention from the officers guarding the area.

"We are asking ourselves questions.The officers who were on duty must convince us that what happened took place without their knowledge. We are not saying there was no security; the officers were deployed and this has been confirmed by their commanders," he said.

In February last year, the same officers were broken into and computers were stolen from the Lands department.

In the same year, two school buses bought by Ol Kalou CDF were also vandalised in the compound and their alternators stolen.

Kosgei said the Wednesday incident is among a string of break-ins targeting government institutions.

On August 28, there was another break in where computers from the Procurement department. No arrests or recoveries have been made since.

The OCPD had said that national and government officers would be under 24 hour surveillance with armed security.

"I stand by the statement I made last time. We are still in charge. We are still guarding the facilities," Kosgei said on Thursday.

Area DCIO Stansellous Mwangi recorded statements from Administration Police officers guarding the county commissioner's offices when the break-in happened.

Members of staff from the affected officers also recorded statements.

"We are on top of things as the criminals left some trails. If the DCIO moves with speed, we shall get them," Kosgei said.

He claimed the crime could have been committed by dishonest employees ready to destroy important information, adding that forensic investigations have started.

Kosgei assured that officers have reorganised themselves as another government department might be targeted.

The offices are about 100 metres from the main gate and only a few metres from the governor's offices.

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