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Six people died and three injured amid ongoing alleged retaliatory attacks between Pokot and Turkana in Kapedo, the border of Turkana and Baringo counties.
Armed Pokot bandits killed one person on Friday at Lokori in Turkana, driving away an unknown number of animals towards Lomelo in Turkana county.
Turkana residents laid retaliatory attacks against Pokot in Kapedo, killing five at the shopping centre on the spot.
According to witness Lomudang Domonyang, the armed Turkana bandits went to Kapedo carrying guns in sacks before spraying bullets indiscriminately, killing five and injuring three.
The attack started at 3pm on Saturday. Tension is still high in the area. It took the intervention of the Red Cross to ferry the injured to Chemolingot Hospital yesterday.
A woman is nursing head injuries at Baringo Referral Hospital.
Baringo police commander Peter Ndung’u did not confirm the deaths, but said police officers and the KDF have been deployed to beef up security.