Former Principal Secretary for Agriculture, Dr. Richard Lesiyampe has called on police intervention after his home was attacked and sprayed with 20 bullets by unknown armed men.
The attack took place at his home in Samburu County where the armed men started shooting indiscriminately to scare them.
According to locals, the armed men are believed to be bandits who were after flocks of livestock. The former PS home was the holding place for even neighbours' livestock.
One witness noted that the armed men surrounded the compound before they unleashed fire while approaching former PS Lesiyampe's gate.
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However, the attack was repulsed by a group of police reservists who responded swiftly to prevent further losses. They overpowered the armed men who then took off.
"My home was attacked last night by marauding bandits. Cattle rustling is a primitive method of capital accumulation and this must stop. The landscape of Samburu West is tethered with death and fear," the former PS stated while revealing that it was a third attack in the area within a week.
"They came and sprayed the house with bullets until I wondered what was going on. They sprayed one house with over 20 bullets," one of the residents recounted.
"We have lamented ever since elections. Many Samburu residents have lost their lives and even our livestock stolen. We ask the President to intervene," another resident stated.
The attack came days after a member of the National Police Reserve was shot and seriously wounded in a clash with bandits in Samburu village.
This was as he fought off with 15 bandits who had raided Lolmolog village in Lolmolog location and stole 150 goats.
The reservist confronted the gang but was shot and injured in the process.
He sustained an injury in the thigh as police joined in the fight. The attackers managed to flee and left the animals, police said.
The victim was later rescued and taken to the hospital in stable condition.
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