Police officer guarding Vihiga County Assembly attacked and firearm stolen
By Enock Amukhale, January 14, 2026There was a security scare in Vihiga County after a police officer guarding the Vihiga County Assembly was attacked, seriously injured, and his firearm was stolen.
The officer attached to the Vihiga County Assembly was attacked in the middle of the night on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.
The incident has been confirmed by Vihiga County Commissioner Peter Maina.
According to a statement from the county commissioner, the officer was on duty with his colleague manning the county assembly premises at night when he was attacked.
The officer was discovered by his colleague while grimacing in pain, lying in a pool of blood.
The criminals managed to run away with his firearm.
” We have a criminal incident where our police officer guarding Vihiga County Assembly premises at night was attacked and his firearm stolen. His colleague, who was on duty with him, found him in a pool of blood with his gun missing. The two officers, one patrolling on the other side, while the other was at the gate, where he was attacked,” the county commissioner stated.
Rushed to hospital
Maina said the officer was rushed to the Kisumu hospital with serious injuries inflicted on his body.
“The officer has been rushed to the hospital in Kisumu, where he is being treated,” Maina added.
The county commissioner said police, including those from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), have launched investigations and a manhunt for the assailants.
“Our officers have commenced investigations and a manhunt for the criminals behind the attack. We shall get them; we must recover the stolen firearm,” the county commissioner detailed.
Manhunt for the attackers
The county commissioner has also asked members of the public with information that can help in netting the attackers to give the police their information, which will be treated with confidence.
The police officer attack incident was also confirmed by Vihiga County Assembly clerk Ambaka Kilinga.
Ambaka said the officer was patrolling the premises with his colleague.
” Yes, we have a crime in incidence that has happened at Vihiga county assembly. One of the police officers was attacked on 13th January at night while on duty, and his firearm was stolen. We have left the detectives to do their investigations,” said Ambaka.
Vihiga County is facing a serious security lapse where the marauding criminals are causing unnecessary havoc in the area.
Insecurity in Vihiga
The attack on a police officer came a few hours after two dead bodies were discovered dumped in a septic tank at Mbale town, behind a building just a few metres from Mbale police station.
The two decomposing bodies, one for a man and a woman, were discovered on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, behind a building housing the Kenya Women’s Finance Bank, Mbale branch.
One of the bodies belonged to Humphrey Mbarang’a, 43 years old, a casual worker at Mbale town.
According to the family, the deceased Mbarang’a disappeared on December 24, 2025, and his body was discovered in a septic tank, rotting.
Mbihi sub-location assistant chief Alex Omenda confirmed the incident.
Omenda said the two bodies, one for Humphrey Mbarang’a and an unidentified lady, were discovered after locals complained of a bad smell.
He said he called police officers from Mbale who retrieved the bodies with the help of the Vihiga County emergency response team.
“The two bodies were discovered in the Septic tank. I called the police, and they retrieved them and took them to Vihiga County Hospital mortuary,” said the assistant chief.
The chief said he suspects the two victims might have been killed and their bodies dumped in a septic tank.
What has left residents puzzled is that the incident happened a stone’s throw away from Mbale police Station.
Mbale and the surrounding area in Vihiga county have been facing a serious security lapse where criminals are killing residents.
Three days ago, a boda boda operator was found killed at Chavakali, and his motorcyclewas stolen