Suspected attackers ambushed a passenger bus on the Garissa-Mwingi highway near Ukasi, Kitui County, on Tuesday evening, shattering its windscreen and halting transport amid escalating tensions from last week's Tseikuru attack that killed seven. A police security team is already deployed to the area.
Suspected attackers pelted a passenger bus traveling between Garissa and Mwingi near Ukasi in Kitui County with stones on Tuesday evening, April 28, completely shattering its windscreen. Videos captured the incident as the driver sped away to escape. Fearing further violence, other drivers and passengers have suspended journeys along the highway until security is assured.
The ambush stems from heightened tensions following the April 25 attack in nearby Tseikuru's Kwa Kamari village, where assailants killed seven residents (one woman, six men), set houses ablaze, and fled. That incident, linked to prior clashes between local Kamba farmers and Somali pastoralists, prompted Inspector General Douglas Kanja to deploy a high-powered security team led by Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat, who is on the ground in Tseikuru.
Tensions remain elevated along the highway, with no additional official updates at the time of publication. Police continue to urge calm and are investigating both incidents as part of the ongoing conflict.