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Residents of Musole village located in Bungoma South Sub-County attacked two police officers who were on a private mission to investigate the sale of illicit brew in the area.
The two police officers, identified as Raymond Adungo and Osiya Odera, attached to Mayanja and Bungoma Police stations, respectively, were in civilian clothes when the mob attacked them.
The two officers are reported to have been investigating the alleged illicit brew activities of one villager, identified as Denis Wafula Khaemba, when they met a hostile crowd.
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As reported by TV47 Digital, Adungo was hit by a sharp object, and he sustained several wounds including a deep cut on the head and chin, and was later admitted to Bungoma West Hospital for treatment.
His colleague Odera sustained head and ankle injuries after being hit with a blunt object. He was rushed to Nabuala Hospital by a passerby on a motorcycle and is now in stable condition.
According to the Sub-County Criminal Investigation Officer (SCCIO) in Bungoma, the reasons for the two officers' visit remain unclear and the SCCIO has taken up the matter for further investigation.
The authority has urged police officers to exercise caution while embarking on private missions to avoid future attacks from residents.
The incident is among many challenges the authority said police face in the line of duty and further emphasized the importance of officers being vigilant while carrying out missions in volatile areas.
In April, a police officer pursuing a sexual assault suspect sustained injuries after the suspect resisted arrest and attacked him with a machete.
The suspect had locked himself in his house in Rachuonyo when the officer, in the company of others, went to arrest him.
The officers shot in the air to scare the suspect who later sustained gunshot injuries.
Proofreading by Nyambura Guthua, journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke
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