Suspects sought in grenade attack that injured 8

Eight people have been injured in a grenade attack in Garissa Town.

Police said the eight were standing around a kiosk on Ngamia Road after watching the news on Wednesday night.

A survivor, Mr Philip Mwaniki, said he noticed four people on the road before one of them hurled an object at them that he thought was a stone.

“The object rolled a few metres from us then exploded,” he said from his hospital bed where he was admitted together with Mr Kathari Kaka and Mr Mwenda John, all masons.

The other five survivors of the attack were treated and discharged.

Mr Mwaniki said the attackers fled on foot but he could not recognise them as it was dark. He was injured in his back and right leg.

CRUCIAL LEADS

“All I know is that they were four middle-aged men. I thank God I am alive,” he said.

Garissa Deputy County Commissioner Dominic Kyenza said police were pursuing crucial leads that could lead to the arrest of the perpetrators of grenade attacks that have rocked the town in the past few months.

Two people have been killed and several injured in grenade attacks in Garissa in the past three weeks.

Mr Kyenza said security bosses in the county had come up with various measures to curb the attacks.

He said boda boda riders had been restricted to operate between 6am and 6pm while residents have been advised to avoid crowded places.

Town residents have been living in fear since the new wave of grenade attacks started, with businesses closing as early as 7pm.

Following the latest attack, Garissa Governor Nathif Jama urged security agencies to be more vigilant.