Five people have been shot and injured at the burial of a driver to Likuyani MP Enock Kibunguchy in Kiminini, Trans Nzoia County.
The five including a Member of County Assembly (MCA), two bodyguards of MPs and a mourner were shot in the chaos between a rowdy crowd and the police. According to witness account, trouble started when Kakamega Sports CEC Robert Makhanu arrived at the burial but was heckled away. The injured have been rushed to the nearby Kimilili dispensary. Kibunguchy’s driver, Douglas Wakachi was killed by gunmen who stormed into a popular night club outside Soy Highway Motel, Kakamega County to search for the lawmaker. Stay informed while on the go by subscribing to the Standard Group SMS service. Text the word ‘NEWS’ to 22840. The MP said he was the target for assassination during the August 12 night attack. He added he had finished meeting his constituents at the club, when he sent his driver to start his car parked outside the entertainment joint. The driver was, however, ambushed by the attackers, who fatally shot him before rushing back to the hotel to look for the MP. “The driver met the thugs at the parking lot and they shot him dead. They then ran back to the hotel, and ordered everyone to lie down,” said the MP, who was clearing his bill when the gang walked in.
