Man shot as crime soars in towns

• Residents concerned at latest attack in a series that has hit area in a month

Acting on a tip off, police traced the man to his house and killed him when he shot at them with a home-made gun.

Several electronic goods suspected to have been stolen and several home-made guns were found in his house.

Separately, a 20-year-old man on a fishing expedition fell from a motorboat and drowned in Uyomba beach, Kisumu.

The rest of the boat’s crew tried and failed to rescue him. Police said they were investigating the incident.

Reported by Erick Ngobilo, Elisha Otieno, and Lilian Ochieng