By MN Reporter

Kuria West police have launched investigations over runaway insecurity in Kehancha town after a watchman from Tanzania was murdered in cold blood.

On February 17 a five man gang armed with pangas and other crude weapons invaded a gold leaching plant within Kehancha town and assaulted two watchmen, one dying while receiving treatment.

Mukusui Joseph, a Tanzanian aged 43 died while receiving treatment at Migori Referral Hospital while his colleague, also a Tanzania, John Mathias, 38, survived with multiple injuries on the head.

During the robbery, a trader Sultan Enoch lost Tsh60,000 in the raid with unknown number of gold believed to have been stolen.

“We have increased patrols in all major towns and called on the public to help police with information that will lead to arrest of the suspects,” area police boss Cleti Kimaiyo sad.