Thugs take advantage of opened gates steal clothes, shoes during census

Embu Governor Martin Wambora and his wife Theresa at their Mutunduri home in Embu West take questions from census officials on Saturday. [Joseph Muchiri, Standard]

Residents of Bamako area in Dallas estate of Embu town are counting losses after thieves gained entry into their compounds and stole household items during the first day of the national population census.

The residents confessed to have left their gates open to facilitate the enumerators’ access to their houses only for the thieves to take advantage and gain entry into their compound.