A gang of criminals raided Kisukioni Market in Matungulu sub-county and broke into various business premises before robbing a local trader of his gun.
Witnesses said the gangsters, who were armed with crude weapons, stormed the market at around 4 am and went on a shops-breaking spree that lasted nearly twenty-five minutes.
The market's chairperson Jackson Mua blamed local administration police officers who allegedly turned a deaf ear to distress calls by the victims of the raid.
"Residents informed the local APs but they failed to take action on the incident,” Mua told Hivisasa over the phone.
Matungulu Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD) Joseph Chesire confirmed the thugs stole a gun from a local bar operator who succumbed to injuries at Kangundo level 4 Hospital.
The shopping center is the sub-county's administrative capital where area Deputy County Commissioner, Patrick Mwangi seats.
Angered by police laxity and increased insecurity, local residents blocked the Tala-Donyo Sabuk road to protest over the incident.