There was a scare in Kisumu in the early hours of Wednesday March 11, after Irungu Nyakera reportedly fired two gunshots in the air to scare away suspected goons who had allegedly stormed his hotel.

Revealing the incident on his X account, Nyakera said he discharged the firearm to scare away the group after they accessed the premises.

According to Nyakera, who is also DCP Party’ Nairobi gubernatorial candidate and Patron, the group, estimated to be about 100 people, stormed the hotel, allegedly assaulted workers and tied up a female security guard.

“At 5:00am today, over 100 goons attacked my hotel in Kisumu, damaging property and injuring our staff, including tying up the security lady. Upon hearing the commotion, I quickly went after them, shooting twice in the air as they fled,” Nyakera wrote on X.

He said he was personally present at the hotel at the time of the attack and even called the area OCS for backup, but claimed the officers never arrived.

According to the former Principal Secretary (PS) the Wednesday morning attack is part of a scheme by his political opponents to intimidate him.

“I called the OCS and asked for backup, but an hour later, when no backup was forthcoming, I sent him a message that I intend to shoot anyone stepping into my property. I hope he shared the message in their security WhatsApp group,” he added.

Irungu Nyakera further revealed that a similar incident occurred three weeks ago when suspected goons locked them out of the Lake Basin Development Authority Mall and carted away key merchandise.

He alleged that a senior government official is behind the attacks, aiming to force him out of the Mall due to his opposition political stance.

“Upon reporting the matter to the security agencies in Kisumu, I was informed that a PS had directed that I could not continue being a tenant in a government building because I am in DCP. Further, the Nyanza Region DCI boss informed me that the PS has personal interests in the property,” he claimed.