Security officers carry bodies to a police vehicle at the scene of shooting in Ukunda town, south coast of Mombasa, Kenya Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Gunmen killed two employees of a technical university in Kwale, near Mombasa on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast in a suspected extremist attack, a Kenyan police official said Tuesday. The assault occurred as President Uhuru Kenyatta campaigned in the coastal region for fresh presidential elections later this month. (AP Photo)
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Former Ukunda MCA aspirant Kombo Gude alias Kombo Chui and his friend Mr Nassib Diti were on Tuesday night gunned down by unknown assailants.
The two were fatally shot near Wembley Video Hall in Kibundani Village, Ukunda ward, Kwale county.
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According to Msambweni sub-county police boss Joseph Chebusit, the incident took place at around 8pm and the motive is yet to be established.
Locals said the two tried to escape on foot when the attackers fired at their vehicle but where felled by bullets.
“The politician and his friend were running for their lives after the attack and sustained several gunshots that led to their death,” a witness said.
Gude contested for Ukunda ward seat in the 2017 General Election as an independent candidate after losing ODM nominations to Omar Kitengele.
The latter is serving his second term.
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