Eight suspected thieves were on Sunday caught red-handed while stealing construction materials at the Mavoko Stadium.
The suspects were caught in the act by Governor Alfred Mutua and his Machakos County security team.
“This morning, a great citizen George M. called me and told me people were cutting & stealing iron bars from the ongoing works at the new Mavoko stadium in Athi River. I activated the Machakos security apparatus. We caught the thieves red handed,” said Dr Mutua on his Twitter handle.
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Mutua posted the names of the suspects and their images on his twitter timeline after their arrest.
"The arrested people were loading the stolen chumas (steel bars) into a lorry KCT 126T," said Mutua.