Senior police officer arrested as DCI probes theft of vehicle parts at police station in Kisii
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File image of the entrance of DCI Headquarters along Kiambu Road.
Officers from the
Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Kisii are investigating a case
involving the alleged vandalism of vehicles impounded at Nyanchwa Police
Station in Kitutu Central and the illegal
sale of their parts.
A police report seen by
Citizen TV, for instance, details the recent impounding of a lorry, Reg. No. KBT 651, at
the precinct, which was involved in a road accident along the Kisii-Oyugis Road
Traffic officers
directed the vehicle to be towed to Nyanchwa Police Station pending further
investigation.
However, the situation took
an unexpected turn when the lorry's owner visited the station and discovered
that parts of the vehicle were missing, prompting concerns among DCI officers.
Acting on information,
DCI officers made their way to Denmark area along the Kisii-Oyugis Road, where
a local spare parts dealer was found with the missing lorry parts, sparking
outrage and concerns about the safety of vehicles in the station's car yard.
The dealer
allegedly acquired the stolen parts, worth half a million shillings, for a meagre
Ksh.18,000. He has since been arrested, alongside a senior officer from the
precinct, who has been linked to the incident.
The incident has also
sparked wide condemnation from senior police officers within Kisii for
tainting the reputation of uniformed officers.
"This is a sad
situation and we shall not protect anyone, because we have good officers doing
a commendable job but for this, we must act and allow the law to take its course,"
Nyanchwa OCPD Kazungu Charo, told Citizen TV.
The development comes
as various police stations have in the past received complaints from Kenyans
regarding missing car parts from vehicles either parked or seized and kept
within police stations.
Many are left with more
questions than answers, calling for a proper crackdown to ascertain whether it
could be an organized racket.
It is mind-boggling
that a police station has turned into a crime scene, with DCI officers vowing
to delve into the matter not just at the precinct but across other stations in
the vast Kisii County.
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