Detectives assess damage to a section of the standard gauge railway
(SGR) which was vandalised at Kibanda Hasara, Kwale county on May 27,
2017. PHOTO | WACHIRA MWANGI | NMG
The government has warned the public
that anyone destroying the newly built Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is
sabotaging the national economy and risks being charged with a capital
offence.
The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP),
Keriako Tobiko, said Tuesday that those found with
vandalised SGR parts will be prosecuted as organised criminals and economic saboteurs.
vandalised SGR parts will be prosecuted as organised criminals and economic saboteurs.
“These
acts are not only criminal but also constitute economic sabotage. The
police and other enforcement agencies are working together with a team
of prosecutors on the investigations to identify and apprehend all the
members of the cartel involved,” he said in a statement.
Mr
Tobiko revealed that the police are holding four people believed to
have been behind this week’s incident where parts of a guardrail were
severed in Mariakani area, Mombasa County.
The DPP
warned that anyone found to have been involved with the incident will be
arraigned before court to face severe charges adding that “where
evidence warrants, they will be charged with appropriate capital
offences.”
The mega infrastructure, which was
constructed by Chinese State-owned China Road and bridge Construction
(CRBC), is set to be commissioned on May 31 with President Uhuru
Kenyatta taking the inaugural ride from Mombasa to Nairobi.
Kenya
paid 10 per cent of the cost while China’s Exim bank settled the
remaining Sh327 billion for the project that saw 30,000 Kenyans and
2,000 Chinese railway engineers and technicians directly involved in its
construction.
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