Four suspects have been arrested for stealing and vandalizing parts of the Standard Gauge Railway, DPP Keriako Tobiko has said.
[B]Tobiko said the four will be charged with organised crime.
“They will not be charged as petty thieves but as organised criminals and economic saboteurs. Where evidence warrants, they will be charged with appropriate capital offence,” he said in a statement on Tuesday.[/B]
Noting their goal is to end cartel operations, the DPP said authorities were pursuing more suspects.
On Saturday, IG Joseph Boinnet warned against the destruction of SGR infrastructure saying it will attract stiff penalties as it amounts to economic sabotage.
This was after a section of the new railway was damaged by unknown people in Mariakani, Mombasa.
Pictures seen by the Star showed a gap in one section of the guardrail. Speculation is rife that the damage caused on the rail was an act of sabotage ahead of its launch by President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday.
Four arrested for vandalising SGR, to face organised crime charges
[SIZE=6]Four arrested over vandalism of SGR in Kwale[/SIZE]
Four suspects are being held in connection with vandalism of the Standard Gauge Railways at Kibanda-Hasara in Kwale County, about 30km west of Mombasa. The suspects include scrap metal dealers who were arrested in Voi Town in possession of materials including metal rails.
Whether they were motivated by anti-Jubilee sentiments or pro-NASA enthusiasm, these four will face the law on their own. I do not see Orengo or any other JaKuonist lawyer wanting to be seen defending them pro bono as is usually the case. Capital offences hakuna mchezo.
