A police constable is now cooling his heels behind bars following a burglary attempt at a Chinese company.
Police Constable Silas Kipkoech Kosgei was, on Friday, arrested over reports he broke into the Water Tunnel Construction Company and stole material worth millions alongside three assailants.
The three, Paul Maina Muniu, Peter Ndua Kilele and Ezekiel Maina Mwangi, were nabbed on Tuesday in relation to the incident.
The officer is attached to Kigumo Police Station.
"Police Constable Silas Kipkoech Kosgei of Kigumo has been arrested by DCI Detectives. He’s implicated in an incident of store breaking and stealing at a Chinese Construction company where properties worth millions were stolen," read a statement from the DCI.
The suspect will be arraigned in court on Monday, April 8.
This comes just days after a former General Service Unit (GSU) was arrested for allegedly siphoning fuel at Thwake Dam construction site.
Thwake Dam, a Vision 2030 flagship project estimated to cost Ksh63 Billion was undertaken by a Chinese company as well.
According to unnamed sources at the Thwake dam site, the ex-cop siphoned fuel from the numerous trucks within the site every single day.
Upon filling their various vessels, they then reportedly sneak the fuel out of the site to dealers who ferry it to the market for sale.
