This archive report was first published on 9 July 2021.
On July 9, 2021, a shooting incident occurred at Kiminini market in Kitale, Trans Nzoia County, leaving Phanice Chemutai Juma with injuries.
According to Trans Nzoia County Police Commander Fredrick Ochieng', the shooter, Ken Muyundo, a businessman and licensed firearm holder, mistook Chemutai for Caroline Kangogo, a police officer linked to the murders of constable John Ongweno in Nakuru and businessman Peter Ndwiga Njiru in Juja.
“Ken Muyundo met the lady sometimes back and exchanged contacts. The lady has been calling him insisting that they should meet. Yesterday at around 9:30 pm, Ken met her and out of panic, he shot her on the lower left abdomen leaving her with injuries” Ochieng' said.
Chemutai was rushed to Kitale County Referral Hospital and admitted. The suspect, Ken Muyundo, has been disarmed pending investigations and is currently in custody, assisting with the investigation.
Trans Nzoia County Police Commander Fredrick Ochieng' has cautioned all licensed firearm holders against using their lethal weapons recklessly and urged them to report any person suspected to be Caroline Kangogo.
