A BRITON has been killed in Kenya during a suspected botched robbery at his home.
Graham Warren was shot in his home near Watamu, about 150 miles north of Mombasa, Steve Curtis of the Watamu Residents' Association said.
Warren, who was in his 60s and had lived in Kenya for a number of years, died at his home last night after ap
parently disturbing armed thieves.
It is understood Warren, from Northampton, and his wife Christine returned to the house, set in three acres and overlooking the Indian Ocean between Malindi and Watamu, shortly after 10pm on Friday after dining in a restaurant with two guests from England.
They are thought to have disturbed a gang of thieves who were ransacking the house.
The thieves, who were armed with sticks and at least one gun, are believed to have ordered members of the party to lie on the ground. Warren was shot and died about one hour later.
Police were today hunting the gang with aid of tracker dogs.
A neighbour said: "It was a bungled robbery. This sort of thing rarely happens here. It is very safe."
Mrs Warren was today being comforted by friends and neighbours. Family members are understood to be flying to Kenya from England today.
Curtis said: "It is a great shock. He was a wonderful man. He loved Kenya and spent two years building his house."
Warren loved to fish in the area and had spent Friday on his boat fishing with his guests.
A Foreign Office spokesman said the High Commission in Kenya was in contact with the family and providing help.
Damian Davies, a friend and former neighbour of Mr Warren, was one of the first on the scene after the shooting.
He said: "It's a terrible shock. He was a wonderful man who lived for Kenya. Our hearts go out to the family."
Watamu is normally a quiet, idyllic area on the north-east coast which has escaped post-election violence. At least 60 British guests are staying in hotels in Watamu, with none reporting any security problems.
Meanwhile, five people in a refugee camp in Kenya's Rift Valley were killed yesterday by opposition supporters in the latest flare-up in one of the regions worst hit by ethnic killings since the disputed election.
"A group of armed warriors attacked a village, leaving five people dead and property destroyed. These were refugees in a camp, people thought to have supported (President Mwai] Kibaki," Rift Valley Provincial Police Officer Everett Wasige said.
That part of the Rift Valley has seen major clashes even prior to the election, mostly between the local Kalenjin tribe and members of the Kikuyu and Kisii ethnic groups, seen as backing Kibaki.
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