Grenade found near PM's office

KiN Newsroom

Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Chief Justice Willy Mutunga were evacuated from the former's office when a grenade was found within the building.

Panic gripped staff at the PM’s office and those in the building as word spread regarding the discovery of the explosive. Staff were ordered to leave for security checks.

Raila and Mutunga were in a meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister along Harambee Avenue in the morning when security officers walked in and broke the news of the discovery of the explosive.

The building was then silently evacuated before police cordoned it for search with the aid of sniffer dogs for hours. Witnesses said the grenade did not have a safety pin when it was discovered near the entrance to the basement of the building.

Deputy police spokesman Charles Owino confirmed that a plumber discovered the grenade at the basement of the building while conducting routine repairs.
Owino said the plumber informed the police who alerted the Bomb Disposal Experts who carted the grenade away for analysis.

Owino spoke after touring the PM’s office with officers Rapid Response Unit and bomb experts. Senior officers led by deputy commissioner of police Francis Okonya, Director of CID Ndegwa Muhoro and director of police operations Julius Ndegwa also visited the scene soon after the PM and his guest had left.

Source: EA Standard