Police in Nandi County are hunting down burglars who broke into an unmanned armoury at Kamworon AP post and stole three assault rifles on Tuesday night.
A report filed at Kamoron police station in Nandi South says all officers left the post at 7 pm to watch a Uefa Champions League match between Barcelona and Manchester United at a nearby trading centre.
They returned to find that the commander’s house which is also the armoury had been broken into.
The suspected burglars broke into a steel box and stole three G3 riffles loaded with magazines with 60 bullets.
Only two magazines with 20 rounds of ammunition each were left at the armoury.
Police have launched a manhunt to recover the stolen weapons.
