This archive report was first published on 11 July 2021.
On July 10, 2021, a shooting incident occurred in Kiminini, involving a Kitale businessman and a woman identified as Phanice Chemutai, who was shot after being allegedly mistaken for the fugitive Caroline Kangogo.
Chemutai, a Form Four leaver, had arrived at Kiminini market from her Kaptama home to help her sister get a birth certificate and look for a college to join.
She rented a room for Ksh300, intending to spend the night there with her sister, but was approached by the businessman, Ken Muyundo, who had been pestering her with phone calls.
Chemutai reported Muyundo to a caretaker of the house, who accompanied her to see what he wanted. Muyundo asked her to join him in the car, claiming he wanted to have a brief talk with her, but instead shot her after she denied being Caroline Kangogo.
Chemutai was taken to the Kiminini police station, where she received first aid and a used cartridge was recovered from her pants.
Unverified information revealed that Muyundo and Chemutai had been seen drinking at a club in Grassland area in the outskirts of Kitale town before proceeding to Kiminini.
The lady is still recuperating at the Kitale Referral Hospital, while Muyundo is expected to appear in court on Monday, July 12.
