Kisumu: Police investigate recurrent pelting of Kenya Railway trains with stones

Police in Kisumu County have commenced investigations into various incidents that have seen a number of Kenya Railways' trains get pelted with stones at Muhoroni area along the Kisumu-Nairobi rail line. 

According to Evans Getembe, the officer in charge of Kisumu Railways Police Station, railroad officials have reported that stones have been hurled at their trains on three different occasions, damaging windows while endangering the lives of travelers.

The latest incident, Gatembe went on, happened on Sunday, January 1, between Koru and Kibigori but no passenger was injured during the occurrence.

The incidents, Gatembe added, have all occurred at dawn as the trains snake along Muhoroni towards Kisumu.

He said that police have intensified night patrols in a bid to nab the perpetrators of the uncouth incidents while underscoring that police will not tolerate the vandalising and sabotaging of the country's economic assets.

In December, 2022, Transport Cabinet Secretary ordered Kenya Railways to increase the frequency of trains ferrying passengers and goods on the route to help to reduce road congestion during the festive season.