August 8, 2019
Mombasa, Kenya
Source: KTN NEWS KENYA
Kenyans are shocked by the acts of a gang in Mombasa that hacked residents in three attacks for close to three hours Monday night. All that time there was no response from security agents.
Monday was a night of terror for Kisauni residents after nearly 30 knife-wielding attackers roamed freely, slashing helpless locals, looting and pillaging from about 8pm with no police in sight.
The attacks, which appeared to have caught the State’s security agencies by surprise, were well-coordinated.
The attackers were on foot or riding on motorcycles and trucks in which they loaded goods robbed from shops and supermarkets.
Victims said despite frantic calls being made to the police, it took officers close to three hours to respond. And they only arrived after the attackers had left.
Police yesterday announced the arrest of four suspects linked to the violence. They also claimed to be pursuing six others, though residents reported that tens of attackers were involved in the violence.
Police and witnesses said the attacks started simultaneously in three different areas of Kisauni and Nyali sub-counties before sweeping across the main highway to Malindi.
The first assault was reported in Lake View, Kisauni, where Tabu Katana, Reuben Kakai, Samson Juma and Julius Mutiso sustained deep cuts on their heads.
“They parked the lorry in front of our shop, came inside and beat up my mother before carting away items, including a refrigerator, into the lorry,” said Sumeya Karianto, a resident of Kwa Bashiri area.
Her mother Pauline Mkatha was lying in her house with swollen arms. She was also hit on the head and back but despite being in pain, she had failed to raise money for a CT scan to rule out internal injuries.
“They ordered us to remove everything we had inside our pockets and stay calm. But after handing them everything, they started to slash my brother as I scampered for safety,” Kimathi said.
Samson Kithi, 32, said he was loading timber on a lorry in Bamburi when he was attacked by men wearing helmets and masks.
Residents’ disbelief and anger was heightened by the fact that the violence started just 100m from Kadzandani Police Station and 200m from the Kisauni chief’s camp.
Haki Africa, a human rights group, yesterday termed the attacks a breakdown of law and an indictment of the intelligence community.
Source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001337099/bamburi-s-3-hour-ordeal-with-terror-gang
Mombasa, Kenya
Source: KTN NEWS KENYA
Kenyans are shocked by the acts of a gang in Mombasa that hacked residents in three attacks for close to three hours Monday night. All that time there was no response from security agents.
Monday was a night of terror for Kisauni residents after nearly 30 knife-wielding attackers roamed freely, slashing helpless locals, looting and pillaging from about 8pm with no police in sight.
The attacks, which appeared to have caught the State’s security agencies by surprise, were well-coordinated.
The attackers were on foot or riding on motorcycles and trucks in which they loaded goods robbed from shops and supermarkets.
Victims said despite frantic calls being made to the police, it took officers close to three hours to respond. And they only arrived after the attackers had left.
Police yesterday announced the arrest of four suspects linked to the violence. They also claimed to be pursuing six others, though residents reported that tens of attackers were involved in the violence.
Police and witnesses said the attacks started simultaneously in three different areas of Kisauni and Nyali sub-counties before sweeping across the main highway to Malindi.
The first assault was reported in Lake View, Kisauni, where Tabu Katana, Reuben Kakai, Samson Juma and Julius Mutiso sustained deep cuts on their heads.
“They parked the lorry in front of our shop, came inside and beat up my mother before carting away items, including a refrigerator, into the lorry,” said Sumeya Karianto, a resident of Kwa Bashiri area.
Her mother Pauline Mkatha was lying in her house with swollen arms. She was also hit on the head and back but despite being in pain, she had failed to raise money for a CT scan to rule out internal injuries.
“They ordered us to remove everything we had inside our pockets and stay calm. But after handing them everything, they started to slash my brother as I scampered for safety,” Kimathi said.
Samson Kithi, 32, said he was loading timber on a lorry in Bamburi when he was attacked by men wearing helmets and masks.
Residents’ disbelief and anger was heightened by the fact that the violence started just 100m from Kadzandani Police Station and 200m from the Kisauni chief’s camp.
Haki Africa, a human rights group, yesterday termed the attacks a breakdown of law and an indictment of the intelligence community.
Source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001337099/bamburi-s-3-hour-ordeal-with-terror-gang