Embomos sub-location assistant chief Julius Rono got the shock of his life after changaa brewers he wanted to arrest attacked him tearing his uniform.

According to a Nyumba Kumi member who asked for their identity to remain hidden, and owing to the situation's sensitivity, the chief encountered opposition while on duty to arrest the culprits selling the brew (chang'aa) before storming the complex.

PHOTO | COURTESY police car

An eyewitness at the scene said that the administrator escaped with minor bruises and was treated at a nearby medical institution before being dismissed.

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A panga-welding gang ambushed a Nyumba kumi member in a neighbouring hamlet in the Taboino area and sliced him in the shoulder, hand, and neck. They allegedly attacked the man for participating in an operation at Cheptendeniet hamlet where the administrators burned 300 litres of Changaa.

PHOTO | COURTESY police tape

The perpetrators escaped after performing the horrible crime, leaving the victim in a pool of blood, according to Cheptalal location head Johnstone. He is currently being treated in the Kapkatet Hospital.

One of the village elders, David Langat, accused police of conspiring with Chang'aa traders to undermine chiefs.