Anguish as vocal assistant chief is shot dead along Nyeri-Laikipia border

Grief stricken residents at Gakawa Vilage in Nyeri County where the area assistant Chief's Martin Githinji Mureithi was shot dead by unknown assailants at his home compound on April 7 2016. PHOTO:JOB WERU/STANDARD

Grief struck a village on the Nyeri-Laikipia border after a chief was shot dead in cold blood. Gakawa Assistant Chief Martin Mureithi had just driven into his compound at Gwa Kania in Kieni East sub-county when unknown assailants shot and killed him.

His wife and children had reportedly travelled when the cold blood murder occurred at 8pm on Thursday night.