Bandits on Saturday, March 4, staged yet another daring attack in Samburu North, Samburu County, and killed two children despite an ongoing security operation by the military.
Reports indicated that the incident occurred barely 200 metres from a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) camp.
Locals, who spoke to the press, stated that the daring bandits drove the animals towards Moruakiring, an area believed to be their hideout.
“We cannot live this way. Two innocent children have been killed even when the government is leading a security operation. What else can we say?” Joseph Ekutan, a resident in Marti said.
School-going children are among those affected as learning is yet to resume owing to the increase in banditry activities.
Locals also intimated that the bandits pinpointed Malaso and Kur Kur valleys as their base of operations as it offers a distant view of the villages across the region and which enables them to easily detect security officers from afar.
