By DENNIS LUBANGAMore by this AuthorBy SAMMY LUTTAMore by this AuthorDoctors have removed a bullet that was lodged next to the heart of the daughter of newly elected Kalokol Ward Rep Josphat Ekeno, who was shot at her parents’ house on Wednesday. Felistus Ekaale, 8, was shot by gunmen who attacked the politician’s home in Turkana on the eve of the by-election. On Thursday, Ekaales mother, Mrs Rebecca Ekeno, said it took 12 hours to get her to hospital for specialised treatment. Mrs Ekeno said an X-ray had shown the bullet lodged a few centimetres from the heart. “We went to the theatre at around 10am and the doctors managed to remove the bullet after more than four hours.

Source: Daily Nation October 27, 2016 21:56 UTC