- Police officers in Kakamega County were forced to flee their safety on Wednesday, June 4, after facing angry locals
- The officers had gone to take the body of a security guard killed in a night attack in the Seregeya area, Likuyani sub -county, when they met the hostile locals
- According to locals, the area has witnessed three controversial deaths over the last three months, but police have failed to arrest the perpetrators
Kakamega: There was Kisanga in the Seregeya market in Likuyani County when angry residents fired police officers who had arrived to take the body of a security guard killed in a night attack.
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The man who was a security guard at Victory Christian Seregeya was killed on Tuesday night, June 3.
Why did the Seregeya people evict police officers?
The locals expressed their anger against the police, who accused them of failing to protect them against criminals.
They said the area had witnessed an increase in insecurity in recent months. According to locals, within three months, at least three people have been killed in a confusing environment, but so far, no one has been arrested.
When the officers arrived to pick up the body, the locals attacked them, and they had to flee for their safety.
Later, the locals did The procession by sealing the Turbo-Soy road, and disables the flow of transportation.
They demanded immediate action be taken to deal with insecurity cases, in which they threatened to invade and ‘sit’ in the Seregeya police station.
Some of the locals who spoke to TUKO.co.ke along the protest also wanted to immediately be transferred to police officers in the area. They accused them of weakness.
“We are facing a great tragedy in Likuyan. People are being killed in extreme cold, but the police are there. Their job is to take the bodies and deceive us that they are investigating. We are tired,” said John Sifuna, one of the locals. “
“We are calling on the Ministry of Interior to relocate all officers from this area because we do not see their work. They are only busy when looking for Chang’aa producers, but when it comes to security, they are reluctant to take action,” he added.
Who is responsible for the Kakamega murder?
According to locals, some of the victims of the criminal gang had serious injuries, while others were found without their body parts.
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They expressed their concern that despite the horrific killings, no one was arrested.
Some local residents claimed that the people responsible for the murder cases in the area were known by the police.
They have now made the final statement to the government to take action, failing to threaten to take action in their hands.
Kakamega’s killed guard is found near the police station
Previously, TUKO.co.ke It reported that residents of Lurambi sub -county had raised concerns over a wave of killings targeting night guards.
The concern followed the foundation of the bodies of two night guards near the police station on different occasions.
Locals accused the police of the Kakamega Sub -County Commander, Vincent Cherutich, said they were investigating the two cases.
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