40 arrested in Homa Bay goon crackdown

Police in Homa Bay have so far arrested 40 suspected goons who staged a protest in Homa Bay Town on Thursday night and looted several business premises when Kassim Abdi was arrested.

A section of the dusty road used by the Linda Mwananchi faction's convoy after being diverted from the main roads in Homa Bay county on August 16, 2026.

Following the arrest of Abdi and seven other members of his team, police and Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers have been conducting day and night raids in various estates in Homa Bay Town to apprehend a group of youths who are accused of looting and damaging property on Thursday night.

Homa Bay County police commander Lawrence Koilem says the 40 suspects were arrested between Friday and Sunday in the ongoing police operation to restore sanity in Homa Bay Town.

Koilem says the 40 are among a group of goons who staged a protest in Homa Bay Town when Abdi was arrested, however. They turned the protest in looting businesses and damaging property

Source: Citizen Digital