Footsteps came first, then unfamiliar voices, the smell of cow dung and the kicking in of the front door. Suddenly awake, John Mbogo wrapped his 11-year-old daughter Tabitha in his arms and rolled under the bed. His wife, Anne, crawled next to them, eyes wide. Torchlight fell on the now empty beds and they saw … Read more
At least six police officers were killed and four injured in Laikipia in Kenya’s central highlands on Wednesday in the latest violent incident to hit the area. Police said the officers were killed in a shoot-out with suspected ethnic Pokot “bandits” in the Kamwenje area of Laikipia West. “Six police officers have been killed, while … Read more
A Kenyan politician being investigated for the raids in private farms in the Laikipia region has been found dead. Thomas Minito’s body was found floating in a river in Machakos, 50km (30 miles) from the outskirts of the capital, Nairobi. Police say he was also being investigated for possible involvement in the shooting of Italian-born … Read more
Thirteen people, mostly women and children, have been killed in central Kenya this week in a cycle of violence between rival farming tribes hit by drought, police and the Red Cross said. Police spokesman George Kinoti said the violence broke out on Monday when Ilchamus herdsmen, a sub-group of the Tugen people, launched an attack … Read more
A number of residents in Kenya’s Baringo county, in the Rift Valley, are reported to have fled to neighbouring counties as police step up an operation against bandits. Privately-owned newspaper Daily Nation reports that residents fear the police operation could be heavy-handed and draw in innocent people. Armed herders from the Pokot and Tugen ethnic … Read more
A humanitarian crisis is looming in Baringo County after the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) suspended its operations and withdrew all its staff and volunteers citing insecurity. KRCS said it had made the decision following a confrontation with residents that led to looting of relief food and harassment of its staff and volunteers on Friday … Read more