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Vandals destroy road signs and guardrails leaving death traps

A vandalised streetlight at Njoro Interchange in Nakuru on May 21, 2021. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

On the night of May 12, appetite for quick cash saw three men embark on a tricky mission, to vandalise road signs on a road in Gilgil, Nakuru County.

The vandals, who included a former police officer, were so daring that they were committing the offence near the 5KR Barracks. They were spotted by a Kenya Defence Forces soldier who fired in the air to scare them away. They did not budge. The soldier was forced to open fire and the former police officer was not lucky. One of his accomplices was arrested while the other one sped off.

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