Provincial
Seizure of arms cache stirs up sleepy town
Mr Munir Ishmael points at one of his containers. More than 31,000 bullets were recovered from the businessman’s garage on Monday. Another arms cache was seized last year. Photos/STEPHEN MUDIARI
Posted Tuesday, February 2 2010 at 19:00
In Summary
Quiet Narok finally hits the headlines,
but for all the
wrong reasons
Later as the contingent left the garage, Mr Ishmael, who was in a blue T-shirt and a pair of jeans, was seen waving at the public and at one point he was overheard saying: “Pray for me so that I can come out soon.”
His coolness and calm seemed to have angered the residents who began throwing stones at the police commissioner’s motorcade as it headed to Mr Ishmael’s Lenana premises.
Police had to use tear gas to disperse the crowd which wanted to lynch Mr Ishmael. The public also threatened to burn some of his business premises in the town.
However, the containers at Lenana yielded nothing.
And as the police commissioner flew out of the town, residents were left asking how the arms got to the town and where they were headed.
Even Internal Security minister George Saitoti’s assurance on Tuesday left a bitter taste in the mouths of many residents who did not know whether to believe a government which has been caught napping too many times.
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