- The attackers picked the three bodies and hid them in a bush before escaping.
- Police arrived at the scene and conducted a search recovering the three bodies.
Security agencies are investigating an incident in which three men were shot and killed in an ambush in Kibish, Turkana County.
The three were traveling on two motorcycles in Nangoseingatuny area when they were ambushed by the gunmen.
Police who visited the scene said an unknown number of people were traveling from Lokomarinyang general direction towards Kibish using two motorcycles when they were attacked on May 28.
The attackers picked the three bodies and hid them in a bush before escaping, police said
Police who arrived at the scene moments later conducted a search recovering the three bodies from the bushes.
They were taken to the Lodwar mortuary pending identification and autopsy.
A team investigating the incident said they are yet to establish the motive so far.
This comes amid tension in the area of possible retaliation from the affected victims’ families.
Rift Valley police boss Tom Odera said they are investigating the matter and urged for patience.
The area is among those under police operation to recover illegal weapons in the hands of civilians.
The operation started three months ago and involved multi-agency teams covering various counties affected by cattle rustling menace.
Operation Komesha Uhalifu North Rift targets Baringo, West Pokot, Turkana, Samburu, Marsabit, and Isiolo counties.
Besides retributive reaction, strategic investment and sustainable development have also taken a prominent place among the government’s planned crime control interventions for Kenya’s Northern frontier and the Kerio Valley belt.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said the long-term vision is to empower the communities to actively take part in the war against animal rustling and undertake legitimate nation-building activities.
He said plans to distribute subsidized agricultural inputs and extension services to area residents in a bid to revive farming activities as a source of livelihood.
“We are coming to dismantle not only the criminals themselves but also to bring down the entire chain that has been the cattle and livestock rustling industry,” he said.