Wanga opens up on relationship with her deputy after gunshots scare
Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga has rubbished claims that she has a strained relationship with her deputy Oyugi Magwanga.
Speaking to a local TV station on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, Wanga termed the reports that she was having a strained relationship with Magwanga as propaganda.
This follows an incident on May 11, 2025, where police officers attached to his security detail fired at least six rounds near his home in Kasipul Constituency.
“Those claims of an uncomfortable relationship between us are propaganda and speculations,” Wanga said.
According to Wanga, since the incident, Magwanga’s security detail was increased since the incident.
“Homa Bay is very hot politically, especially during the election period, but we are fairly peaceful. The security detail of the deputy governor has been beefed up following claims that his life is in danger; we are keeping an eye and hope to get a report from our security agencies,” Wanga added.
Shots fired
According to a police report seen by K24 Digital, on the day the incident happened, Magwanga’s driver and bodyguard encountered two individuals hiding in a bush some 300 metres away from the home when they stopped to inquire about their identities.
However, the men fled into a nearby river, and the security detail fired four times in the direction of the two people. On hearing the gunshots, a police officer guarding the deputy governor’s residence also fired two rounds in the air.
“The driver stopped the vehicle, and as the police officer stepped from the vehicle to enquire who they were, they dashed towards the nearby river and disappeared, forcing the officer to shoot up in the air to thwart any attempts to breach their security,” the police report read in part.
While Magwanga said that the individuals exchanged fire with his security detail while fleeing, officers from Oyugis Police Station, who combed the area after the incident, failed to retrieve any spent cartridges to substantiate the claim.
“Officers from Oyugis police station and DCI Rachuonyo South in company of the OCS visited the scene which is about 7 kilometers from the station, and established that the Deputy Governor was not in the company of Security personnel and driver at the time of the incident, and that the bodyguard fired four rounds from his Jericho pistol the officer guarding Magwanga’s home fired two rounds from his G3 rifle,” the report indicated.
The statement recorded by Magwanga’s security detail, who fired the shots, indicates no exchange of fire from the two people who escaped towards the river near the leader’s home.
Magwanga indicated that while he had prior information on attempts on his life, he had taken them lightly, but not anymore.
“At first, I had taken it lightly, but in light of what has happened, I have resolved to take necessary steps,” Magwanga stated
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