An unknown number of thugs broke into Public Service, Affirmative Action and Gender CS Aisha Jumwa’s Nairobi home and stole valuables and cash.
The gang, who police termed as burglars, terrorised the family, demanding cash and electronics before escaping.
The attackers spent almost four hours in the house before leaving at about 5am on Wednesday, the victims said.
Jumwa was not home at the time of the incident but her daughter and a house help were in the newly acquired house in Loresho, police said.
They escaped with mobile phones, unknown amount of cash and other valuables belonging to the CS and her family.
No one was injured but those present were left terrified, police said.
The guards who were on duty were missing and it is believed they could have been part of the gang behind the attack on the house.
The gang first broke through a section of a wall around the house before they accessed the house through the kitchen door, police who visited the scene said.
The house is on a compound that has similar structures, which are still under construction.
Police who visited the scene said they had not been informed the CS stays there.
“She had not informed the police in Gigiri or Nairobi Area that she acquired this house and moved there. That would explain why there were no armed police on duty there,” an officer who attended the scene said.
Crime experts visited the scene on Wednesday morning and spent their time looking for evidence on who the attackers could be.
Nairobi regional police commander Adamson Bungei said they suspect the attackers knew the house well.
He said they are investigating the incident and are looking for the guards who were on duty for questioning.
“This looks like an incident committed by people who knew what they wanted and knew there were no police officers in the compound,” Bungei said.
“According to preliminary findings, they knew what they wanted. They demanded valuables and cash from the victims. The CS was not present.”
