By Bonface Mulyungi

Four people have been killed in a suspected attack by armed camel herders in Itimba-Ithei area of Tseikuru sub-county, Kitui County.

Kitui County Commissioner Erastus Mbui says the victims were watering their cattle at a stream about three kilometres from Kwa Kamari, where seven people were killed in a similar attack last month.

According to Mbui, the attackers ambushed the herders, fatally shooting the four before also shooting several cows.

The assailants then fled into the nearby Mwingi North Game Reserve.

Police have launched a manhunt for the attackers as security agencies intensify operations in the area.

The latest incident has raised fresh concerns over insecurity and recurring conflicts linked to armed camel herders in the region.