"Bandits" again

Meria

Meria

Elder Lister
Staff member
DEVELOPING STORY.
Turkana County Turkana South Sub-County
KainuK Police Station
SUBJECT: SHOOTING INCIDENT
Ref OB No. 08/10/2/2023 at 1150hrs hrs.Be informed that today at around 1645hrs, multi Agency security teams comprising of RDU G coy, Astu B COY, Gsu R COY and regular police from Kainuk and Lokichar police stations while continuing with patrols along Kitale-Lodwar highway were ambushed by suspected armed Pokot bandits at about 5km from KWS camp towards Kakong. On spotting the security team, bandits amounting to about 200 started shooting indiscriminately at the officer's who returned fire. As the security officers were concentrating on neutralizing the attackers, they were attacked from behind by another group of about 100 armed bandits sorrounding the officers from all direction. Fierce fire exchange continued for over 2Hrs before the shooting stopped. The following casualties have been reported from the officers. 1. Mr. William Adenyo SP(SCPC TURKANA SOUTH)-multiple injury on left posterior chest. 2. Mr Peter Muli asp(GSU) Deputy SOPS R- COY-mandibular injury 3. CIP Duncan Thuo ( DEPUTY COMMANDING OFFICER ASTU B COY- Gunshot wound on left thigh 4. PC Ezekiel Bundi -(Lokichar police station), pelvic injury 5. 20210425385 APC Gideon Mulwa (RDU )pelvic injury 6. 20210392883 APC Festus Mwangi(RDU)-posterior pelvic injury 7.Pc Rooney Kirui (Lokichar police station) 8. PC Malak Okioma(Lokichar police station)9. Mercy Ondisa (civilian passenger on public vehicle)pelvic injury. There are reports of several fatalities at the scene of the attack. Two of who have been confirmed and their bodies are lying inside the APC While several others are yet to be confirmed. The injured officers were evacuated from scene by 2 armoured personnel carrier (APC) vehicles from to GSU and ASTU respectively and taken to Kainuk health centre and were later referred to Mediheal Group of Hospital -Eldoret for further medication. Three land cruisers among other vehicles used by the officer had their tyres deflated with other several damages inflicted by the bandits still at the scene. More information to follow.
 
Anglututu

Anglututu

Elder Lister
Cortedivoire said:
Alafu tunatuma KDF for a peace keeping mission to DRC. Nabii is a Diplomatic kiss ass
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It's not him, it's how the Kenyan system has been set up.
North Eastern sio Kenya literally but we kept a hold on it.
Zumaliz have lost their land to Ethiopia and Kenya.
 
Cortedivoire

Cortedivoire

Elder Lister
Anglututu said:
It's not him, it's how the Kenyan system has been set up.
North Eastern sio Kenya literally but we kept a hold on it.
Zumaliz have lost their land to Ethiopia and Kenya.
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Get your facts right. Firstly turkana is north western of Kenya. Zumaliz are not in those region. Bandits is a pastoralist way of life that was happening before colonisation. With modernisation the fights start to involve guns. After independence the police started to get involved. The unfortunate part these bandits have been trained to fight and hide from generation after generation which police can't be match it from their kiganjo training. Even the oromos are not involved in banditry
 
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Othello

Elder Lister
Maybe threats dont work. Has the CS or president considered other methods, such as dialogue, or the wagalla thing?
Has the state considered establishing an anti-banditry unit, where the officers will receive special training?

I guess the number of those who die in the battle are far more than what the govt reports. Kuna time walisema 4 police officers had been killed pale LNC, but kwa ground walisema bodies were carried in 2 land rovers
 
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Cortedivoire

Cortedivoire

Elder Lister
Othello said:
Maybe threats dont work. Has the CS or president considered other methods, such as dialogue, or the wagalla thing?
Has the state considered establishing an anti-banditry unit, where the officers will receive special training?

I guess the number who die in the battle are far more than what the govt report. Kuna time walisema 4 police officers had been killed pale LNC, but kwa ground walisema bodies were carried in 2 land rovers
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True. The reported figures ni bodies collected and taken to the morgue. Only police bodies are collected mostly senior ranks. Bandits bodies and the rest wanawachia hyenas to enjoy
 
wrongturn

wrongturn

Elder Lister
Othello said:
Maybe threats dont work. Has the CS or president considered other methods, such as dialogue, or the wagalla thing?
Has the state considered establishing an anti-banditry unit, where the officers will receive special training?

I guess the number of those who die in the battle are far more than what the govt reports. Kuna time walisema 4 police officers had been killed pale LNC, but kwa ground walisema bodies were carried in 2 land rovers
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Young_Turk

Young_Turk

Elder Lister
upepo said:
Hawa Pokot wapatiwe uniforms tuwe tunawapeleka different places of the world kutwanga watu, for a fee of course.
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Alafu wakirudi.

Battle hardened and predictably disillusiuoned by their status.

Kuenda kwa duka itakuwa na extreem sport.
 
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