This archive report was first published on 30 August 2019.
On Thursday night, a census enumerator was arrested in Mukuyu market of Kiharu Sub-County in Muranga County for public intoxication and disorderly conduct.
The enumerator, who visited a local's rented house, was found staggering and urinated in the table room in full view of children.
According to Muranga East police boss Alex Musyia, the local who is a Nyumba Kumi official made a distress call to the neighbours, who then called the police, leading to the arrest of the official.
Police officers moved in swiftly and arrested the census official, who was then taken to Murang'a hospital where he was stabilized.
After stabilizing, the detectives interrogated the official to know of the whereabouts of the census gadgets.
The official directed the detectives to his girlfriend's house, where they recovered the items. The police are verifying whether they have been tampered with and whether they are secure.
The enumerator will be charged in court on Friday morning, and the police have recorded statements with witnesses who witnessed the incident.
