Barely two days after the burial of the Kasipul MP Charles Were, Homa Bay Deputy Governor Joseph Oyugi Magwanga faced a security threat .
Oyugi faced an assassination attempt on Sunday night.
The incident occurred at around 9 PM, according to one of the DG’s security personnel who requested to remain anonymous.
He said the family noticed unusual movement outside the compound by unknown people as the DG was still away.
Upon realizing this, they informed the DG who took a different route in a different car. Upon his car’s arrival the assassin’s laid an ambush which was thwarted by his security in a gun fire exchange finally leading to a retreat of the attackers.
Addressing the press at his home in Kabuor village, the Deputy Governor said he had received threats to his life but didn’t know it would come this fast.
He has appealed to the security agency to be swift to investigate and bring culprits to book.
This become the third attack made on leaders in Homa Bay County in the past two months.
The first was on MCA Vickins Bondo, who survived an attack in Nairobi.
