Homa Bay County Assembly accountant Maurice Amek shot

Homa Bay County Assembly Accountant Maurice Amek has been shot.

Mr Amek was shot next to his gate in Sofia Estate within Homa Bay Town on Thursday night.

County Assembly Clerk Bob Kephers said he  received news that Mr Amek had been shot around 8pm as he entered his compound.

According to Homa Bay County Police Commander Marius Tum, officers are investigatingthe incident.

Mr Amek was rushed to Homa Bay County Teaching and Referral Hospital and later transferred to a Kisumu hospital.

The extent of the officer’s injuries is still not known neither is the identity of his attackers.