At least two people were shot and killed in two separate shooting incidents in Meru County by gunmen who escaped without stealing anything from them.
This comes amid concerns of rising
cases of attacks by gunmen out for revenge or to steal livestock in the area,
police said.
Police said the first incident
happened on Sunday, September 21, 2025, night in Kinnameru, Mutuati area, where
one
Warigi Osman Diba, 41, was shot and
killed by gunmen who raided the area.
The gunmen also shot and injured
another man in the stomach before they escaped.
The motive of the attack was not
immediately known, police said.
The injured man was rushed to the hospital
and admitted in serious but stable condition.
The police said they visited the scene
and recovered two spent cartridges of 7.62 by 39 mm special.
The cartridges were sent to the
ballistic experts for analysis to establish ownership and whether the weapon has
been used elsewhere in similar crimes.
The body of the man was moved to the
mortuary pending an autopsy and investigations.
In the neighbouring Buuri area, Meru
County, one Nahashon Muthaura, 48, was shot and killed in Maili Tano Shopping
Centre by unknown gunmen.
The man was headed home on Sunday
night when he was shot and killed by the roadside.
The body had a gunshot wound on the
back which had exited through the chest. A similar spent cartridge was
recovered from the scene, police said.
The motive of the shooting was not
immediately known.
The body was moved to the mortuary
pending an autopsy and investigations.
Locals are calling on police to take
measures and protect them from marauding gunmen in the area. The gunmen have
left a trail of deaths and injuries in the past days in a series of attacks.
Police say they are pursuing the
matter with more personnel being sent to pursue the attackers who escaped
towards the neighbouring Isiolo County.
The area is among those under Operation Maliza Uhalifu aimed at dealing with bandits.
The operation has managed to contain crime in the area and other counties despite persistence. The operation targets Baringo, West Pokot, Turkana, Samburu, Marsabit, Meru and Isiolo counties.
Besides retributive reaction, strategic investment and sustainable development have also taken a prominent place among the government’s planned crime control interventions for Kenya’s Northern frontier and the Kerio Valley belt.
