SAA event in Baringo, Nakwakal area, Kenya on Sun 28th January 2024

At least four people were killed in two separate attacks by bandits in Baringo and Turkana Counties.

These are the latest such attacks to happen amid operations to address the menace.

According to police, the first incident happened on Sunday afternoon in Nakwakal village.

An unknown number of gunmen raided the village and killed three villagers.

They also injured two others who were admitted to the hospital with serious wounds, police said.

Officials said four goats and a camel were also killed.

The attackers made away with 200 camels and an unknown number of goats.

Multi-agency teams had pursued the gang and laid an ambush in Ngolong but the attackers who sensed danger changed their route.

This was after they had killed the three men and injured two others.

The injured victims were rushed to Lodwar County Referral Hospital where they were undergoing treatment while the bodies were removed to the same hospital morgue for postmortem.

In Loruk, Baringo, a 32-year-old man was shot dead by gunmen who raided Ng'aratuko.

A team of police officers responded and engaged the raiders in a shoot-out and managed to repulse them.

The injured civilian was rushed to Marigat Subcounty Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Officials said more resources had been mobilized to the area to confront the marauding bandits.

The incidents come amid insecurity in the he North Rift region where the government has been intensifying its efforts to restore peace.

Dozens of firearms have been recovered in the operation.

Despite a heavy police presence in the marked areas, armed bandits have continued to attack, kill and rob residents before retreating to caves and forests from where they monitor the public and security personnel as they plan further attacks.