At least three people were Friday shot dead by bandits while on a mission to receive four stolen goats at Kerio River in Marakwet County. According to police, information was received from a resident, that his colleagues who had gone to Kerio River to receive four goats from Pokot herders which had been stolen earlier, were not reachable over mobiles and that gunshots would be heard around Kerio River. The multi-agency team and Officers from Mogil Police Station dispatched a joint patrol along Murukutwo-Kerio road. Upon reaching approximately a kilometer to Kerio River, the three lifeless bodies that were positively identified were recovered. Police say that upon encountering the bodies, a motorcycle belonging to one of the deceased was recovered at the scene.

Source: The Star January 06, 2024 07:15 UTC