They pointed a panga at me, widow recalls night of terror

For Mary Wanjira, the night of February 8, started well. The widow who lives alone at Miteta village, Laikipia west, prepared her supper and retired to bed just before 9 pm. But just before midnight, terror struck.

Armed men broke into her house and unleashed terror. “They pointed a sharp panga at me, they wanted to kill me. I saw many men surrounding my bed. They ordered me to show them where I had hidden my livestock, cash and other valuables,” she recalls.