By Roselyne Obala
Deadly explosives were recovered from a farm at a village in Hamisi, Vihiga County.
Vihiga DCIO Boaz Obetto, who described the explosives as powerful and capable of causing huge destruction, said they were recovered following a tip-off from a resident.a
“We are yet to establish who was in possession of the explosives in the bag dumped at the farm and the motive. We have opened an inquest file to trace the owners of the explosives,” he explained.
The bag contained three quarters nitrate fertiliser, three blasting caps (detonators size16), one super power 90 in size (boosters) and five powerful explosives size marked 810 (dangerous explosives).
“The blasting caps are mainly used at quarries to blow rocks. This indeed demonstrates the magnitude of the bomb,” he explained.
The bag was discovered on Monday evening and on Tuesday experts analysed the samples and confirmed they were deadly.
Obetto said the explosives would be taken to the Government Chemist for further analysis.
