The man, who wishes to remain anonymous for safety reasons, spoke to NTV about the terrifying night that left his family shaken and with lingering fears.
"I was having supper with my family and then went to bed. Around 3 am, I heard a loud bang on the door.
It was so loud that I could feel the whole house shake," the man recalled.
He was initially confused by the sound, as their neighborhood had security, and the audacity of the intruders seemed unbelievable.
As the noise grew louder, he realized that something was seriously wrong. "I quickly alerted the security, but no one could help.
I tried to call my neighbors, but nobody came out. They were too scared," he explained.
The intruders soon peered through the window and, without warning, burst into his bedroom, guns drawn.
"I saw them with automatic weapons – I'd never seen guns like that before. I was terrified."
The intruders, after barging into the house, searched the man’s bedroom and even tossed his mattress, presumably looking for someone hiding underneath.
"They demanded to know who lived here," he said. "I told them it was just my family and me. They insisted on seeing where we were and I showed them."
When the men realized they had targeted the wrong house, their demeanor shifted.
"They lowered their guns, but they were still angry.
They accused me of not opening the door fast enough, claiming they had announced themselves as police officers," he said.
The next morning, he reported the incident to both Njoro Police Station and the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI).
However, neither could confirm whether the individuals were actually police officers.
"I thought the police would help, but no one knew anything about them," he said.
It wasn’t until Christmas Day that one of his neighbors informed him that the person being sought was actually a tenant of his, seen on TV as part of a missing persons case.
This terrifying ordeal has left the man and his family worried about the safety of their home.
"We just want to feel safe again," he said, voicing the shared fear of many Kenyans concerned about increasing cases of abductions and human rights abuses.
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