“Michael was curious, and insisted on being among the police officers accompanying the Kenya Defence Forces soldiers on that mission,” Mr Kipkeu said. “They deployed about 120 of us to drive herders out of the ranch and we moved slowly towards them,” Mr Gitau recalled. “I was shot as I crawled out of the car to take an appropriate position to shoot back,” Mr Gitau narrated. “I have been an officer for 26 years and this is the first time I have been shot,” Mr Gitau said. Mr Kipkeu says the bandits are far from a disorganised ragtag group; they exhibit some evidence of tactical training, which makes them formidable opponents.

Source: Daily Nation November 13, 2017 17:48 UTC