Ndhiwa Chiefs now fear for their lives as insecurity looms the County

By Okworo Jackson

Chiefs in Ndhiwa Sub County, now demand for more security claiming they are now targeted by thugs.This came after a recent attack of one assistant chief at Sophia in his HomaBay home, where he and his wife were brutally axed and left for the dead before being rescued by good Samaritans.

The chairman of Ndhiwa chief Association expressed fears that as security agents at local level would be targeted easily by the thugs who would like to maintain a status quo.  “The chiefs who are determined to deal with the growing insecurity would easily fate the wrath or thugs as this amount to interfering with their work,” he said.

A number of blames on corruption were pointed at the police and judiciary sector for failing to help them gather proper evidence to keep the culprits in custody hence a number of dangerous suspects have walked out. The chief bitterly referred to the last year’s, 2012,  attack in which an assistant chief in Ndhiwa Sub County was lynched and burnt beyond recognition by well known suspects but up to date they have remained untouched.

The chief said that he wouldn't wish to fight other organs of the government like judiciary and police but he firmly maintained that they should do their work properly to save the situation before things get out of hands.

In the recent past, there has been state of lawlessness by the residents of the Sub County with civilians taking law into their hands and lynching the suspects. The bubble too is also claiming that suspects walk out freely just shortly after they are arrested hence prompting them to take justice into their own hands.