Police in Lamu are investigating the murder of a village administrator by unknown gunmen on Sunday night. Fredrick Ngugi, 70, a Nyumba Kumi official was shot dead by a gang of men who raided his homestead at Malamande village in Hindi division of Lamu county at around 7.30pm. “I heard the shot at around 7.30pm and dared not go out but it was clearly from his home. The incident has heightened tension, with residents asking why the state has not stopped the killing of innocent citizens in Lamu villages. “That a gang can walk into a homestead at 7pm, shoot an old man dead and walk away is extremely unsettling.
