This archive report was first published on 24 August 2019.
On August 24, 2019, a census supervisor was arrested in Nyamira for allegedly misusing gadgets meant for the 2019 census.
Gilbert Maranga, the ICT census supervisor at Kemera, was issued with a census tablet and power bank but went missing, prompting a search by police.
According to Lensa Apondi, the census coordinator in Nyamira, Maranga could not be located, and a statement was recorded at Sengera police station.
However, Maranga was eventually found at Princess Pub in Kisii, where he was arrested by police.
When questioned about the missing gadgets, Maranga claimed he had given them to another pub owner as collateral after consuming alcohol on credit.
Police recovered the gadgets from the pub manager, who had kept them as collateral.
Maranga is currently being held at Sengera Police Station pending investigations.
