Police in Eldama Ravine Baringo County are holding three Kenya Prisons Service lorries after they were found transporting timber from Metipso area in Koibatek on Tuesday evening.
The three lorries that are currently at the Koibatek divisional police headquarters are loaded with 21 tonnes of timber.
According to Koibatek OPCD Alice Kamau, she received information from area deputy county commissioner over the lorries.
“I received information from the area deputy county commissioner Mary Muchene that the three lorries were spotted transporting timber in Metipso area. Upon informing the DCIO, we left for the scene but found that Kenya Forest Service rangers had already taken the lorries to the Koibatek regional office,”she said.
She added that all the lorries were being driven by Kenya Prisons wardens and had authorized work tickets signed by senior officers in the rank of senior sergeant and senior superintendent.
Kamau said that the officers claimed they were transporting the timber to industrial area prisons industry.
The police boss confirmed that the officers did not have authorization documents to transport timber from the Kenya Forest Service.
“We are waiting for the documents from their headquarters as investigations continue,” said the OCPD.
Although she said that no one has been arrested in connection with the incident, a source at the station said the three wardens were booked at Eldama Ravine police station Tuesday night.