Police officers in Bungoma County,Mt. Elgon sub county led by OCS Kapsokwony Police Station chief inspector Edward Mabonga were on mobile patrol within Kipchiria village MRXR 990926 about 4 kms east of the station when they came across over three hundred people drinking busaa/changaa alcoholic drinks.
The officers challenged them to surrender,they dispersed then regrouped after few minutes armed with pangas,rungus and other crude weapons surrounding the officers ready to attack them. This prompted the to act in self defence whereby Pc.Paul Mugambi fired six rounds of ammunition from his Ak 47 rifle into the air and four tear gas canisters were thrown to the group which scared them enabling the officers to retreat back.
During the incident,none of the officers was injured but the station motorvehicle registration No. GKB576J Ford Ranger was hit with a stone which broke one side mirror.Efforts on progress to seek more reinforcements to hunt and arrest the notorious brewers soon.
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