Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) patron Irungu Nyakera on Wednesday fired warning shots to repel over 100 attackers who raided his hotel in Kisumu County.
The investor alleged the midday attack left several staff members injured and property of unknown value destroyed.
Nyakera noted that he was forced to use his firearm after police backup failed to arrive for nearly an hour.
"Upon hearing the commotion, I quickly went after them, shooting twice in the air as they fled," Nyakera explained.
He also warned police he would shoot anyone who entered the property again if backup continued to delay.
Nyakera further alleged that three weeks earlier, people working alongside the Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA), the landlord of the premises, carted away merchandise and locked him out of the building.
He said a senior government official had ordered his eviction from the government-owned structure because of his DCP ties, and that the Nyanza region Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss had told him the official held personal interests in the property.
Nyakera said he has invested Sh235 million in the premises since 2019 and holds a 50-year lease, and vowed to remain.
"If he indeed wants to take over the property, let him come and we do a valuation and I sell it to him. Sending goons here, chanting 'hatutaki mkikuyu', will not drive me away. I am an investor, but I am not stupid," added Nyakera.
