More security personnel have arrived in parts of Marsabit to back up those on the ground after Saturday’s killing of 12 people in an attack in two villages.
Three people are in hospital following the incident that happened in Saku as gunmen drove off with stolen animals.
The attackers Saturday drove off with hundreds of animals as security agencies pursued them and later vanished.
Tension remains high in the area amid fears of retaliation from the affected people.
Multi-agency teams were deployed to the expansive area in an effort to address the latest issue which is worsening over political stands in the area.
Marsabit County Police Commander Robinson Mboloi said in the first attack, armed attackers raided a village in the Jaldesa area at around 5:00 am and made away with 1,000 heads of cattle and 300 goats and sheep.
He said eight people were killed in the first incident while three others were injured. In the second incident, Mboloi said that another group of bandits attacked another village in Kubi Qallo and stole 800 heads of cattle and 1,500 goats and sheep.
*This article was written by Henry Kimoli for Uzalendo News. Email: uzalendonews24@gmail.com to submit your story.
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