Police in Homabay County have finally made an arrest over the stolen County Assembly's mace.
The symbol of unity went missing two weeks ago, only hours after chaos erupted in the Assembly over house leadership slots.
And on Sunday, the County Assembly Deputy Sergeant-at-arms Iddah Arudi was arrested in connection to the alleged theft.
Confirming the arrest, Homabay Police Commander Marius Tum claimed that Arudi was nabbed while trying to sneak the mace back into the house.
He added that Arudi will be arraigned today (Monday) to face charges of handling stolen property, reports the Citizen Digital.
One day after the reported theft, the Members of County Assembly (MCAs) formed an eleven member committee to look into the issue.
Under the leadership of Kakenyo Kakwanyo Ward representative Dan Were, the team was to report back in two weeks.
Arudi becomes the first official to record a statement over the theft, with Tum noting that the mace will be used as an exhibit in the case.
The theft was, however, rubbished by embattled House Speaker Elizabeth Ayoo, who maintained that the mace had been kept in her premises.
The members were forced to use an old defunct mace used by the previous house on the day of the reported theft.