Police in Mwingi have raised concern over rising cases of mob justice in the town. With rising cases of insecurity, Mwingi residents have been taking law into their hands and lynching suspected criminals. In the past week, three suspects of robbery within the town have been beaten by a mob and burnt alive in separate attacks. They claimed the killed suspect had been a notorious thief who alongside his gang has been terrorising businessmen in Mwingi town and breaking into their premises at night. Mwingi central subcounty police commander Peter Mutuma said he was concerned that so many cases of mob justice were reported within a short period.

Source: The Star July 04, 2021 18:56 UTC