Gangsters shoot and kill former Kilifi deputy governor
Mrs Fauzia Kamto speaks to journalists at her home in Nyali, Mombasa on December 12, 2018 after her husband, former Kilifi deputy governor Kenneth Kamto, was shot and killed by unknown people. PHOTO | WACHIRA MWANGI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Coast Regional Police Commander Noah Mwivanda confirmed the killing.
- He said he former deputy governor was accosted by three gunmen who shot and killed him.
- His body was taken to the Coast Provincial General Hospital mortuary.
Former Kilifi deputy governor Kennedy Kamto has been shot dead by unknown gunmen at his residence in Nyali, Mombasa.
Coast Regional Police Commander Noah Mwivanda confirmed the killing, saying that the former deputy governor was accosted by three gunmen who shot and killed him as he entered his home.
"The former Kilifi deputy governor this morning at 4:45am when he was entering his home in Nyali was accosted by three gunmen who had their faces covered." Mr Mwivanda said Wednesday.
A relative consoles Mrs Fauzia Kamto (left) at her home in Nyali following the killing of her husband, former Kilifi deputy governor Kenneth Kamto, by unknown gunmen on December 12, 2018. PHOTO | WACHIRA MWANGI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
DEMANDED MONEY
Mr Mwivanda noted that the gunmen demanded for money from Mr Kamto.
"In the ensuing confrontation, one of the gunmen shot him three times injuring him fatally.
“Our officers from Nyali Police Station rushed to the scene within 15 minutes and found him already dead," the police boss said.
He said the gangsters did not take any other thing from him but took Sh6,000 from a guard before fleeing the scene.
Mr Mwivanda said that the attackers seemed to have trailed Mr Kamto before they killed him.
His body was taken to the Coast Provincial General Hospital mortuary.
