Several Homa Bay county offices were destroyed in a fire on Thursday night. Documents and computers were among items that were destroyed in the fire whose cause is unknown.
The county’s fire department, which was allocated about Sh4 million for the purchase of equipment, did not respond. The offices of Governor Cyprian Awiti and Deputy Governor Hamilton Orata were not affected.
Sources said a suspect was arrested and is being held at Homa Bay police station. Orata, who visited the scene a few hours later, said property worth millions of shillings was destroyed.
Police are investigating the incident. It comes a few days after EACC raided executive’s offices and took documents and computers.