Two police officers attached to the Duka Moja bridge in Narok were arrested for breaching Interior CS Kithure Kindiki's strict orders on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) vandalism by stealing guard rails along the railway line.
On March 11, CS Kindiki warned against the vice, equating it to an act of terrorism as it has the potential to hurt the country's economy and subsequently lead to mass casualties.
Barely a week after Kindiki issued the stern orders, two officers attached to the Critical Infrastructure Protection Unit (CIPU) were caught attempting to steal the materials.
According to a police report obtained by Kenyans.co.ke, a guard officer on normal patrol duties along the bridge identified two suspects vandalising the rails.
The guard officer called for backup and minutes later the Officer Commanding Station (OCS)'s team arrived at the scene.
The two suspects, armed with G3 rifles, attempted to escape but were apprehended by the officers' team.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects were identified as two officers attached to the Duka Moja bridge.
The duo was placed in custody as police launched investigations into the matter.
The two G3 rifles were confiscated and transferred to Suswa Terminus Station.
The Interior CS initially warned of stern action against those caught in vandalism, noting that such actions compromised national security.
"Any person found within the vicinity of a protected facility including the railway, critical water reservoirs will be dealt with according to the protected areas act, which is the most serious and most punitive law that guards State House," Kindiki asserted.
"Leave the railways alone, leave the critical infrastructure alone, those are national security assets they are important for the security of our nation."
