Ruto home attacker killed, says police

Deputy President William Ruto. file photo | nmg 

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• Police said an assailant was shot and killed on Sunday morning, ending a 20-hour siege, just over a week before the August 8 election.
• Sources say the machete-wielding man attacked a GSU officer manning the gate before he gained entry into the house and into an armoury where he accessed the weapons.
• The attack occurred despite the round-the-clock presence of GSU guards at the property.

More details have emerged after the daring attack at Deputy President William Ruto’s rural home in Sugoi.

Police said an assailant was shot and killed on Sunday morning, ending a 20-hour siege, just over a week before the August 8 election.

Rift Valley regional co-ordinator Wanyama Musiambo told the press at the scene that a police officer was shot dead by the assailant during the raid.

“From the exchange of fire we thought it was more than one attacker, because he used different firearms, but after we subdued him, we found only one man dead, plus our officer whom he had killed,” said Mr Musiambo.

Sources say the machete-wielding man attacked a GSU officer manning the gate before he gained entry into the house and into an armoury where he accessed the weapons.

Musiambo said the attacker initially had no gun but managed to break into the police armoury once inside the compound.

He declined to comment on the motive of the attack, or the attacker’s identity. The deputy president’s residence is guarded by an elite paramilitary police unit.

But several security sources said on Saturday that the assault was staged by several people using guns.

The attack occurred despite the round-the-clock presence of GSU guards at the property.

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