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"by DERRICK LUVEGA
" According to the author
Five police officers were wounded on Monday after meeting a hostile mob in Museno, Kakamega County.
Injured police officers ensured the safety of those who exhumed the body of a woman identified as Lustina following a land dispute.
Bernestein Shari, police officer of Kakamega South, confirmed the incident and said that a police vehicle had also been damaged during the melee. Mr. Shari said the hostile villagers have engaged the police in battles to try to stop the exhumation of the woman's body.
She was buried two weeks ago.
million. Shari said the villagers threw stones at the policemen. prompting them to drop tear gas canisters to disperse the rowdy crowd.
But the officers had to flee for life after the villagers had taken over them
"The villagers became chaotic and stoned the police." The process of exhumation of the body disrupted the dead, " said Mr. Shari
The police canceled the process and the exhumation will resume after the premises have been mobilized.
Ms. Eglin Robai, a witness, testified that
"The deceased would have sold the land before his death. The conflict began when she was buried on the ground after her death and the new owner wants her body to be exhumed, "said Ms. Robai.
She added," That's what angered the public. The police were injured and the tension is high. "
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