Amani National Congress (ANC) party offices in Kakamega County was set ablaze on Monday, June 29, by unknown assailants.
Residents living around the office saw smoke billowing from the office early in the morning but could not identify those responsible for starting the fire.
This came after the party witnessed a number of squabbles with the latest being the expulsion of Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala on Friday, June 26.
Neighbours who first responded to the fire broke the door to try and contain the inferno but found documents in the office burned to ashes.
Residents also claim that they found one of the windows broken and believe the arsonists used it to access the office.
Police who arrived at the scene to commence investigations to determine the cause of the fire called for more time as they gather more information.
An ANC Member, Jeff Mwenje, revealed that the important documents were not affected by the fire but admitted that some paperwork was lost.
"We tried salvaging the burned documents, we had banners in the room, booklets from last election and party primaries, branding material but important documents such as party register have not been damaged.
"I urge people not to take politics personally, we have rented this space and the house owner is also set to suffer loses," he stated.
Lugari MP Ayub Savula on Monday, June 8, claimed that an ODM official had approached him with a plan to oust party leader Musalia Mudavadi.
Party Secretary-General Godfrey Osotsi on Tuesday, June 9, claimed Musalia Mudavadi's term as ANC leader was set to expire on Monday, June 15, and called for grassroots polls to elect new officials.
Patrick Ndikarama, a boda boda operator in the area was reportedly one of the first people to witness the fire but unfortunately had a client at the time.
"I had a passenger who I was ferrying to town and saw some smoke around the offices. After dropping the passenger I came back and alerted a plumber who advised me to talk to the office caretaker.
"When we arrived we found most of the documents set on fire and broke in to put out the fire," he explained.
