Gunmen attacked a village in Turkana district and shot dead a 58-year-old man.
Peter Lokulka Ekai, 58, was found dead on the side of the road shortly after being shot in the head on Wednesday, January 31, police said.
His wife survived the 6 p.m. attack.
According to police who visited the scene, the perpetrators fled immediately after killing the man.
The motive for the incident is not yet known.
The incident comes days after at least four people were killed in two separate attacks by bandits in Baringo and Turkana counties.
These are the latest attacks of this type to occur during operations to address the threat.
According to police, the first incident occurred on Sunday afternoon, January 27, in Nakwakal village.
An unknown number of armed men attacked the village and killed three villagers.
Two other people were injured and hospitalized with serious injuries, police said.
Officials said four goats and a camel were shot dead.
The attackers took 200 camels and an unknown number of goats.
A team from multiple government agencies had been tracking the gang and ambushing them in the Ngorong area, but the attackers changed their route when they sensed danger.
This was after they killed three people and injured two others.
The injured victim was rushed to the Lodwar District Referral Hospital where he was undergoing treatment while the body was shifted to the mortuary of the same hospital for post-mortem.
In Loruku, Baringo County, a 32-year-old man was shot dead by gunmen who attacked the Garatuco area.
In response, a team of police officers engaged in a gunfight with the attackers and managed to repel them.
The injured civilian was rushed to Marighat District Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Officials said more resources were mobilized to the area to counter the looting bandits.
There are fears that those affected will retaliate, leading to further deaths and displacement.
The attack affected general development in the area.
The incident occurred amid insecurity in the North Rift region, where the government has stepped up efforts to restore peace.
Dozens of firearms were recovered during the operation.
Despite heavy police presence in the marked areas, armed robbers continue to attack, kill and rob residents, before retreating to caves and forests where they plan further attacks. and security personnel.
Interior Minister Kisre Kindiki had visited parts of Baringo, Laikipia and Samburu last month as part of efforts to step up the fight against insurgents.
He said politics, ethnicity, culture, religion and other affiliations must be separated from the fight against criminal atrocities committed against Kenyans through the terror of banditry.
“The government is determined to hunt down the benefactors, beneficiaries, accessories, planners and perpetrators and permanently destroy the complex infrastructure of the bandits,” he said.
He said politicians and other leaders should not politicize security issues and ensure that agencies and government agencies wage a firm, ruthless and decisive war against impunity and fear of banditry. He said they should refrain from trying to interfere with security operations.
The CS said security personnel from multiple agencies deployed across six counties in the North Rift Valley will remain on the ground for an extended period until the bandit menace is eradicated.
The affected counties include Turkana, West Pokot, Baringo, Laikipia, Marsabit and Samburu counties. Isiolo is also partly affected by this problem.
