Kitui Senator seeks answers as killings spark security outcry
Addressing the Senate, the lawmaker raised concern over the brutal killing of seven people in Kwa Kamari, Tseikuru Ward, on April 25, as well as the killing of a schoolboy, James Mutemi, in Ukasi, Nguni Ward, three days later. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm...
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Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua is demanding urgent government action following a series of deadly bandit attacks in Kitui County that have claimed at least eight lives.
- At least eight people have been killed in recent bandit attacks in Kitui County.
- Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua is leading calls for an investigation and enhanced security measures.
- Angry residents have protested, blocking roads and demanding justice, while the Senator warns against misinterpreting the violence as ethnic conflict.
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Mwingi-Garissa Corridor Faces Escalating Violence and Security Crisis - April 2026
The Mwingi-Garissa road corridor has become the epicenter of deadly violence that has claimed multiple lives and disrupted transportation. Leaders from the North Eastern region have condemned the attacks, with the NLP demanding declaration of a national emergency over escalating incidents that threaten peaceful coexistence. Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua is demanding urgent government action following a series of bandit attacks that claimed at least eight lives. MP Adan Keynan has called for the immediate arrest of perpetrators behind the surge in violent incidents along the route. Meanwhile, protests have erupted in Mwingi over insecurity along the Tana River border, with residents disrupting transportation services. The Nairobi-Garissa highway has been closed for a second consecutive day due to demonstrations sparked by recent killings in Kitui, significantly disrupting travel and commerce.
