Police drawn into PNU billboard destruction row

Residents of Meru town woke up to a rude shock on January 21,2017 after seeing Party of National Unity (PNU) billboards destroyed.The billboards were destroyed on the eve of President Uhuru Kenyatta's visit in the county. [Photo: Peter Muthomi/Standard]

Party of National Unity (PNU) leaders have accused police of turning a blind eye to the destruction of their campaign billboards on Friday.

The party's senatorial aspirant Mugambi Imanyara, whose two billboards in Meru and Nkubu township were destroyed less than 200 metres from police stations, said the police knew who the culprits were but were reluctant to arrest them.