Shambulio linavuruga usafiri kwenye barabara ya Garissa-Mwingi

Wavamizi walishambulia basi la abiria karibu na Ukasi katika Kaunti ya Kitui jioni ya Jumanne, wakiivunja madirisha na kusababisha magari mengine kusimamishwa. Tukio hilo linatokana na mvutano unaoongezeka kati ya jamii mbili baada ya watu saba kuuawa huko Tseikuru siku mbili zilizopita. Polisi wamepeleka askari katika eneo hilo.

Watu waliotuhumiwa kama wavamizi walilenga basi la abiria lililosafiri kati ya Garissa na Mwingi karibu na Ukasi, Kitui County, jioni ya Jumanne. Video zinazoonyesha basi hilo likiwa na mwendo wa kasi likipigwa mawe, na dereva akakataa kusimama ili kuepuka hatari. Abiria na madereva wameamua kusimamisha safari hadi kuhakikishiwa usalama kutokana na mvutano unaoongezeka kati ya jamii zinazogombana.

Tukio hilo limetokea siku mbili baada ya watu saba kuuawa huko Tseikuru, Mwingi, Kitui County, Jumapili, Aprili 26. Polisi wanasema shambulio hilo lilikuwa la kisasi, ambapo wavamizi walivamia kijiji na kuwapiga risasi wakazi hao mara moja kabla ya kutoroka. Shambulio hilo linatokana na mzozo wa awali kati ya wakazi na jamii ya wafugaji.

Inspekta Mkuu wa Polisi wa Taifa, Douglas Kanja, ametuma timu ya usalama yenye nguvu ikiongozwa na Naibu Inspekta Mkuu Eliud Lagat, ambaye yuko eneo la Kwa Kamari, Tseikuru. "Inspekta Mkuu wa Huduma ya Polisi ya Taifa (IG-NPS), Douglas Kanja, ametuma timu ya usalama yenye nguvu ikiongozwa na Eliud Lagat, Naibu Inspekta Mkuu wa Huduma ya Polisi ya Kenya (DIG-KPS), ambaye yuko chini ya ardhi asubuhi hii huko Kwa Kamari, Tseikuru," Kanja alisema.

Kwa sasa, mvutano bado ni mkubwa kwenye barabara hiyo, na hakuna taarifa rasmi kutoka kwa mamlaka wakati wa kuchapishwa.

Makala yanayohusiana

Unrest continues to spread in Mwingi town, Kitui County, following the murder of a 14-year-old boy in Ukasi. Residents have held protests, halting transport and business along the Mwingi–Garissa highway. Police have arrested protesters and bolstered security.

Imeripotiwa na AI

Seven people were killed in a Saturday evening attack in Tseikuru, Kitui, between Kamba and Somali communities. Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has deployed a high-powered security team led by Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat to the area. Police condemned the attack and promised a full investigation.

A 25-year-old US citizen of Somali origin was fatally stabbed in broad daylight in Bula Mzuri village, Garissa County.

Imeripotiwa na AI

Two people are feared dead and several others injured after a Kenya Bus Service vehicle overturned along Kodhek Road in Nairobi on May 23.

At least three people were injured when police opened fire on demonstrators in Moyale town on Thursday. The protesters were calling for the release of two abducted elders and an end to the construction of a proposed security camp.

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