A lorry belonging to Kitui deputy Governor Wathe Nzau has been set ablaze by unknown arsonists in Mwingi town.
The arsonists sneaked into Dr Nzau’s residence around 2:30am Friday and doused the lorry’s rear tyres with petrol before setting it alight.
According to the deputy governor who was not in the house when the incident happened, the burning truck attracted the attention of night guards from the adjacent St Joseph’s Mwingi Boys Seminary School who rushed to the scene.
The guards banged Dr Wathe’s gates and shouted for help to alert his family and neighbours who woke up to put out the flames.
The responders managed to save the lorry before the fire spread to the entire body but its rear tires were completely destroyed.
Dr Wathe told journalists that he has endured numerous threats from unknown people ever since Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu banned charcoal burning and trade within the county in March.