Residents of Magwagwa have been assured of heightened security following a Monday night attack where one business man was allegedly killed by armed thugs.
The residents staged a demonstration on Tuesday over the rising insecurity in the area.
Last year, a teacher cum business man was attacked and shot by thugs in a robbery incident, and the thugs made away with money and valuables.
Speaking from his office in Nyamira on Tuesday, the county security coordinator Mwarungu Mwandoe said that security in the area has been boosted and that he has deployed more police officers to the Nyamusi AP post.
Mwandoe however urged residents of Nyamira County to share information with the security officers in order to win the war against crime.
“Investigations are ongoing and we are following on some leads that will lead to the arrest of the culprits and the law will take its course,” said Mwandoe.
He added that night patrols in the area have been intensified.