Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi claims that his life is in danger after unknown assailants fired a gunshot at his neighbour’s house in Kibiku village in Kabete constituency.
He said the distance between his house and his neighbour, Margaret Njeri, is less than 20 meters.
Wamatangi also called upon the police to investigate the incident, saying the lives of locals are also in danger as the motive of the shooting is not known.
“We will not fear; we will continue serving the people with a lot of energy, and at the same time, we want our people to have peace at all times. We do not want them to fear living in their village,” Wamatangi said.
He recalled that on Sunday, after attending a church service, he came home in the afternoon.
He said that he heard people cutting trees with a power saw behind his home and he walked closer to see.
After speaking with them and agreeing to stop cutting the trees and going back to his house, it was Njeri, his neighbour, who called him to inform him that her house had been hit with a bullet.
“I was shocked since I realised that her house was shot when I was outside. I called my security and we visited her house,” he said.
Njeri said that they reported the incident at Kibiku Police Station, adding that detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations visited the scene.
She said the bullet passed through the roof of her three children’s bedroom and fell under their bed.
Wamatangi said the detectives told them that the bullet they recovered had been shot using an AK-47 rifle.
Wamatangi was accompanied by Majority Leader Godfrey Mucheke, Minority Leader Nelson Munga, and other members of the Kiambu County Assembly.
Mucheke asked the government to beef up security for Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) supporting the governor.
He said as the general elections draw closer, Wamatangi was gaining more support, and his rivals were not happy.
He said, “We are not taking the shooting lightly, and we are also looking at it politically. We are therefore asking the government to also consider the security of the MCAs who are supporting the governor.”
Wamatangi gave the police seven days to finalise their investigations, saying he will be forced to use his lawyers to follow up on the matter.
“We want proper investigations so as to establish who shot, why, and the motive,” he said, adding, “I’m a peace-loving leader, a family man, and a caring neighbour. I wonder what is happening, and we must know. We will not rest.”
