At least 24 police officers and Kenya Police Reservists (KPR) are feared dead in a fresh attack in Kapedo in Tiaty Sub-county Baringo County, but police spokesman Gatiri Mboroko maintains only seven officers have been killed and 17 still missing.
Confirming the incident Baringo County Commissioner Peter Okwanyo said that 22 GSU officers and six  KPR officers were heading to Kapedo from Amayan to restore peace and order before suspected pokot bandits waylaid them at Chesitet.
Okwanyo said there was fierce exchange of fire at Lomelo and Kapau areas before the gunmen killed all the officers before razing down their vehicles.
He said that some police officers and a number of locals were still missing.
He said the mass killing of the security officers happens barely a week after three GSU officers were slaughtered including three civilians at Kapedo in an attack that saw bandits take away three guns with six police uniforms.
Okwanyo said among those civilians who were killed last Saturday was a child, Â two women, one working with the Tullow Oil Company while another is a teacher at Kapedo primary school.
The Commissioner said all the stolen guns have been recovered while the police uniforms are still missing, adding that the operation will remain until all the uniforms and the killer are brought to book.
Red Cross reports shows that at least 34 pokot Manyattas, five shops, a church and Lonyangapuo primary school at Chesitet/Amayan Location were razed down by the attackers.
“We are working with other humanitarian agencies to assess the situation and identify the extent of damages and injuries in order to give out emergency services including first aid and rushing the victims to the nearby hospitals,†said Red Cross Officer in-charge Daniel Lagat.
The rife insecurity in Tiaty and Turkana last week caused the arrest of Baringo County Speaker William Kamket and two Members of County Assembly(MCA
At least 24 police officers and Kenya Police Reservists (KPR) are feared dead in a fresh attack in Kapedo in Tiaty Sub-county Baringo County, but police spokesman Gatiri Mboroko maintains only seven officers have been killed and 17 still missing.
Confirming the incident Baringo County Commissioner Peter Okwanyo said that 22 GSU officers and six  KPR officers were heading to Kapedo from Amayan to restore peace and order before suspected pokot bandits waylaid them at Chesitet.
Okwanyo said there was fierce exchange of fire at Lomelo and Kapau areas before the gunmen killed all the officers before razing down their vehicles.
He said that some police officers and a number of locals were still missing.
He said the mass killing of the security officers happens barely a week after three GSU officers were slaughtered including three civilians at Kapedo in an attack that saw bandits take away three guns with six police uniforms.
Okwanyo said among those civilians who were killed last Saturday was a child, Â two women, one working with the Tullow Oil Company while another is a teacher at Kapedo primary school.
The Commissioner said all the stolen guns have been recovered while the police uniforms are still missing, adding that the operation will remain until all the uniforms and the killer are brought to book.
Red Cross reports shows that at least 34 pokot Manyattas, five shops, a church and Lonyangapuo primary school at Chesitet/Amayan Location were razed down by the attackers.
“We are working with other humanitarian agencies to assess the situation and identify the extent of damages and injuries in order to give out emergency services including first aid and rushing the victims to the nearby hospitals,†said Red Cross Officer in-charge Daniel Lagat.
The rife insecurity in Tiaty and Turkana last week caused the arrest of Baringo County Speaker William Kamket and two Members of County Assembly(MCA
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