Gunmen storm Kenyan deputy president's home, gunshots fired

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Unidentified gunmen have stormed into the house of Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto in Sugoi, in the Uasin Gishu County on Saturday hours after the Ruto left for a campaign rally.

The gunmen, whose number is unknown, disarmed and injured a police officer at the gate who fell unconscious, and fired shots from inside the house, local media Daily Nation reported.

Gunshots were heard from the house minutes before the arrival of police reinforcement who engaged the gunmen, the report added.

Ruto is reported to have left the rural home, three hours before the attack, for a rally in neighbouring Kitale town in the northern rift valley area.

Security officials were not available for comments on the attack. More on this Later!

Source: AfricaNews