11, including eight police officers killed in Turkana banditry
Eight police officers, a local chief and two civilians have been killed in a banditry attack in Turkana East, the National Police Service (NPS) has confirmed.
The officers were in pursuit of Pokot bandits who had raided a village in Turkana East and made away with livestock.
NPS said they had dispatched a contingent of officers to restore normalcy in the already tense region.
The incident came just three hours after Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua committed to ending the insecurity menace that has plagued bandit-prone areas like Kerio Valley.
Eight police officers, a local chief and two civilians have been killed in a banditry attack in Turkana East, the National Police Service (NPS) has confirmed.
The officers were in pursuit of Pokot bandits who had raided a village in Turkana East and made away with livestock.
