Kemri researcher dies after gang attack on World Cup fans in Kisumu

Scientist Peter Odada Sumba died after being shot while watching a World Cup match in Kisumu. The attackers went to the scene with a motorbike. [Photo: Courtesy]

A research officer at Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) succumbed to injuries on Sunday after he was shot by thugs in a night club in Kisumu.

Prof. Peter Adada Kasumba, who was a principal scientist, was enjoying a World Cup match at the Rainbow Bar and Restaurant in Tieng’re, Kisumu when four gun men stormed the club at around 11: 30 p.m. with AK47 riffles when they shot him on the back.