Chaos broke out in Chwele/Kabuchai ward, Bungoma County, on Saturday, November 22, 2025, after Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya came under attack when gunshots were fired during a campaign rally.
In a video seen by Daily Trends, which is doing rounds on social media, Natembeya had been addressing residents from the rooftop of his vehicle while campaigning for independent candidate Eric Wekesa in the upcoming Chwele/Kabuchai ward by-election when the rally was violently disrupted.
According to eyewitnesses, a group of armed goons linked to a rival Ford Kenya faction stormed the rally and opened fire, sending residents fleeing for safety.
The sudden gunfire forced Natembeya’s security detail to react swiftly, grabbing the governor and pulling him back into his vehicle through the sunroof before speeding him away from the scene. Terrified locals ran in all directions as the gunshots rang out.
No casualties were immediately reported, but sources described the attack as a deliberate attempt to intimidate Natembeya and disrupt his presence in the hotly contested by-election.
Although he managed to escape, his vehicles were vandalised by the goons.
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