Kiambu: Fear Grips Gatundu North Residents As Armed Gang Kills 4 In Night Attack

• Five people were attacked in Gatundu North Constituency on Monday, August 14, by unknown people
• Four people died with similar head injuries, while the fifth person survived the attack that left residents of Gachugi village in fear
• Speaking at the scene, Kiambu police commander Perminus Kioi said investigations into the incident had commenced

Gatundu - Police in Kiambu county have launched investigations after an unknown assailant attacked and killed four people in Gachugi village in Ngorongo, Gatundu North Constituency.

What Kiambu police boss said

Kiambu police commander Perminus Kioi called on residents to maintain calm as they investigate the Monday, August 14 incident.

"We urge residents to remain patient and provide any information to help with investigations," Kioi said.

Assurance by the police comes after residents pleaded with the government to increase security in the area, Citizen Digital reported.

James Mwangi, a resident in the area, said the four men who died in separate attacks had similar injuries that appeared to have been caused by a blunt object.

"Their heads had been smashed with what we suspect is a metal rod or an axe. At first, we thought it was a hit-and-run accident when we saw the first victim but later discovered three others along the road. The entire village is in shock," Mwangi said.

One of the victims was returning home with a bottle of milk when he was attacked, while another was brutally killed as he returned home with a kilo of meat.

According to the residents, the other victim was killed moments after he stepped out to buy soap in a nearby shop.

"We don't know if we will be leaving our houses anymore because you go out to buy sugar, and you are killed on your way home. The government needs to step up security in this region. We are living in fear," a resident narrated.

Why do Kisii residents want security beefed up?

In a related story, residents of Birongo, Nyaribari Chache Constituency, complained about the deteriorating security situation in the area.

The security scare left the locals in fear after two men were found killed and dumped by the roadside.

Confirming the tragic incident, Kisii Central OCPD Amos Ambasa said one of the men's hands and legs were tied while they had injuries to the head.

Ambasa said he received a report from the local chief that they had stumbled upon two bodies of men aged between 25 and 40 years.

He said from their preliminary investigations, the two seemed to have been killed elsewhere before the bodies were dumped at the area, a border between Nyamira and Kisii counties.

The police chief said their work had been made easier by locating the two men's kin, adding that they would help unravel their movements leading up to the murder.

"It was this morning when we received a report from the chief of Birongo location that there are bodies of two young men, aged 25, and one aged 40. What happened is not known yet, but since we have visited the scene, we have found that their bodies have similar injuries. It appears that sharp objects and other blunt objects were used," he said.