A Mombasa County enforcement officer was killed and two other people injured after a machete-wielding gang attacked a county cess collection barrier in Likoni in the early hours of Monday, October 26, 2026, and escaped with a firearm belonging to an Administration Police officer.
Mombasa County Police Commander Stella Jerono said the attack occurred at around 4:30am, when county enforcement officers and two officers from the Administration Police Service were manning the barrier.
“The officers who are here were officers from the county government enforcement and two police officers from the Administration Police Service,” Jerono said.
She said investigators were working to establish why the attackers targeted the facility and identify those responsible.
Police investigate Likoni barrier attack
Jerono said the assailants attacked the officers for reasons that were still unknown.
“They were attacked by a number of people whose aim or reason for attack is not known,” she said.
The commander said investigations had started and police were pursuing the suspects.
“We want to ensure that one, we get to arrest the criminals and ensure that they’re brought to book,” she said.
The attack left one county enforcement officer dead and two other people injured, according to the initial report from the news broadcast. Other media reports said three officers were injured, so the number of injured people requires confirmation from police.
Firearm missing after attack
Jerono confirmed that a firearm was missing following the assault, with police suspecting that the attackers had taken it.
“During the attack also, we have had loss of one of our firearms that we suspect has been was was taken by the by the criminals,” she said.
The missing weapon belonged to an Administration Police officer, according to reports on the incident. Police are seeking to recover it as investigations continue.
The attack occurred at a county revenue collection point in Likoni, Mombasa County. Authorities had not established the motive behind the raid or announced arrests in the reports reviewed.
Police are continuing investigations to establish the circumstances of the attack, identify the suspects and recover the missing firearm.