Kiambu County government will hire temporary county askaris after several of their askaris were allegedly severely injured by prison warders under unclear circumstances.
Some 14 officers are allegedly recuperating after they were beaten after they were abducted for hours.
County Chief Officer Mr Dominic Gicheru and County Secretary Mr Fredrick Kitema told the press on Thursday that the officers are seriously injured and they have agreed to allow them to go on leave to heal.
Three of the four askaris who were found on Wednesday after they were released by the ‘abductors’ have broken legs and they cannot walk. They are admitted at Thika Level Five Hospital where they are nursing injuries.
Gicheru said that they have recorded statements with the Thika DCIO and that they will not relent in fighting for justice.
He added that they are working on strategies to ensure they get a permanent solution to avoid a recurrent of the issue.
The governor, who is out of the country, is set to arrive back over the weekend and lead in the talks to resolve the issue.
On Friday, Thika Prison warders treated some Thika residents to a rare show after they stormed the ongoing expansion of Garissa Road and Gatitu Junction.
The warders alleged that they were not consulted during the planning of the road works and that the county government excluded them from their strategic launching of the expansion works.
In the stand-off, the warder had to shoot in the air to disperse everyone from the scene.
Governor William Kabogo launched the road construction two weeks ago in a ceremony that was graced by two area MCAs, Mwangi Wamwangi (Hospital Ward) and Kennedy Mwangi (Township Ward).
The officers allege that the road that is under expansion passes through their land and thus they cannot allow any intruder to construct anything without consultations.