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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

LOCAL NEWS - BY KEN SIMIYU – ON 10-7-2014 - TWO PEOPLE SHOT DEAD AT KAPUTIR VILLAGE IN TURKANA SOUTH



A middle aged man and a Kenya Police Reservist Officer were shot dead at Kaputir village in Turkana south where the two lost their lives while they were cultivating land in a small irrigation Scheme. It is suspected that bandits from the neighboring Pokot County ambushed the farmers shooting down a 35 year old K.P.R officer and another middle aged man killing them instantly. The killings came a week after three old men were murdered, and in a short period of a month’s time 10 people have lost their lives after a series of attacks in the region. Confirming the incident, Kaputir  region  Member of County Assembly, Hon. John Ebukuti said the Government is not taking any action in preventing any more attacks and protecting the community.

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