Nakuru County government Roads and Transport CeC Joel Kairu Maina has warned against vandalism of public property saying the perpetrators will be arrested and taken to court.
Addressing journalists in his Nakuru office on Tuesday, Maina said there has been a rise in vandalism cases saying the county is spending a lot of money in repairing vandalised property.
Maina said the county government will not tolerate vandalism and that appropriate measures have been put in place to deal with perpetrators of vandalism.
“Vandalism of public property is a serious crime which attracts stern penalties and as the county we will not accommodate such acts,” he said.
The Roads executive said that some of the street lights and road signs installed by the county have been tampered with.
He asked members of the public to report people who destroy public property in order to save the county from incurring losses.
Meanwhile, the executive said the county has embarked on extensive repair and rehabilitation of roads in the county adding that various roads across the county have been earmarked for renovations.
Maina added that the county has partnered with the development partners on infrastructure development.
The roads executive confirmed that the county is working with the World Bank on a Sh3billion to fund some infrastructure developments.