Nairobi, March 12 -- The 17-year search for two stolen GK vehicles of unknown value has exposed the Directorate of Criminal Investigation's (DCI) lack of agility in solving crimes, as it increasingly confirms fears that government property can simply disappear without a trace.

The two GK vehicles - an Isuzu pick-up GK H604 and a Toyota pick-up GK A589T - belonging to the State Department of Trade were reported stolen on August 27, 2007 and the matter remained under investigation pending the conclusion and recommendations of the cases by the DCI.

The protracted search for the two vehicles has since been flagged by the Auditor-General, Ms Nancy Gathungu, and attracted the attention of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National As...