Police are looking for a gang that raided the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party headquarters in Nairobi and stole four computers that had crucial information.
Police say the raid happened at about 2 am Monday when about five men went there and tied two of the three guards who were on duty before carrying away the computers.
They escaped with one of the guards and he is yet to be traced, Nairobi police commander Japheth Koome said.
According to police, the gang seemed to have had an easy access to the Orange House.
The main door and others were broken.
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“Preliminary findings show the guard was new at the place and we suspect he colluded with the thieves to carry out the crime. An investigation has been launched,” said Koome
A team of police officers visited the scene as part of the investigation.
The party officials say the computers had crucial party data and the incident is a blow on their activities.
ODM spokesman Philip Etale said the attackers were armed at the time of the incident.
“The ODM party offices at Orange House were early today broken into by armed men who took away all the computers that contained vital information,” he said.
He added the guards did not have keys to the rooms where the computers were. Etale said the computers had crucial information on party activities.
“We don’t know if the missing guard was part of the gang or was abducted and we urge police to urgently follow up the matter,” he added.
The party has been conducting grassroots elections ahead of their national one. ODM, which is the biggest single party in parliament, is an affiliate member of the Cord coalition.
