A rancher in Laikipia County on Sunday, January 21 escaped death by a whisker after she was shot by unknown criminals who laid an ambush on her.
Lucy Wambui Jennings, 50, had already left her home in Thome location to attend a church service in Rumuruti town when she was way-laid by the unknown assailants and shot at.
She suffered a gunshot wound at the back of her head and her arm during the attack and was left for dead. Fortunately, her friends managed to rescue and rushed her to Rumuruti Sub County Hospital and later refereed to Pope Benedict XVI Hospital in Nyahururu where she is admitted.
Not the first time…
According to Rumuruti Business Community Chairman Fredrick Thairu, this was not the first time the rancher has been targeted by criminals.
He regretted that the expansive Jennings Farm located several kilometres away from Rumuruti town had been invaded by illegal grazers who have also built shanties in it.
Security officers in Laikipia West are in pursuit of illegal grazers believed to be behind the shooting of the rancher.
Residents want security to be enhanced in areas where such conflicts between illegal grazers and landowners are rampant.
