Kenya: Mob Torches Suspect's Home

18 September 2013

A suspected motocycle thief escaped death after angry boda boda riders torched his house at Osingo village, Migori district. The suspect, Boniface Majeke escaped lynching by sneaking into a near thicket.

Residents complained of rising cases of mugging and loss of bikes belonging to operators.The angry mob cut down trees, banana stems and crops in his farm.

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