[Photo: Duncan Ocholla/Standard]Church leaders from Mumias area have associated the current Matungu killings to joblessness and hopeless created by the collapse of Mumias Sugar Company.Led by ACK Mumias Diocese Bishop Josephat Wandere, the clergy said that their area was experiencing security lapse perhaps due to the rates of poverty in the area. This follows a spate of killings that saw over 14 innocent lives lost among them three students killed by machete wielding groups. Wandere asked the security teams to carry out thorough and objective investigations so as to find the truth behind the attacks. Meanwhile Mumias police have managed to arrest one suspect they believe was involved in the recent killings in the area. The police also said the suspect confessed being involved in the attacks and that their target was to claim more than 100 people.

Source: Standard Digital May 11, 2019 15:22 UTC