United Democratic Alliance (UDA) MCA Nicholas Lorot of Burat Ward is fighting for his life after being accosted and shot by an armed assailant near Trojan Petrol Station in Isiolo Town on Wednesday.
According to reports, the MCA had just left a restaurant after a meeting with a senior leader from the Isiolo County Assembly when an armed assailant approached his vehicle and opened fire on him.
During the incident, the MCA lost his thumb while attempting to deflect the gunshot with his right hand and sustained two additional gunshot wounds in the same arm.
He was, however, rescued and taken to a hospital in Meru, where he is currently admitted in stable condition.
