This archive report was first published on 9 July 2021.
On Thursday evening, July 8, a tragic incident occurred at the Kiminini Market in Trans Nzoia County. Phanice Chemutai Juma, a middle-aged woman from Koboiywo Village in Kaptama Location, Bungoma County, was shot in the abdomen by Ken Muyundo, a licensed firearm holder.
According to police, Muyundo suspected Chemutai to be Caroline Kangogo, a 34-year-old police officer who is being hunted for murder. Kangogo is accused of murdering two men in Nakuru and Kiambu counties.
Chemutai, who is receiving treatment at the Kitale County Referral Hospital in Trans Nzoia County, told police that she and Muyundo exchanged contacts in the past and were planning to meet at the Kiminini Market. However, Muyundo claimed that he and Chemutai were not familiar with each other and had never met before.
Police have since arrested Muyundo for questioning, and his Ceska pistol, a magazine loaded with ten bullets, and a spent cartridge have been recovered as evidence.
