Two people have been confirmed dead,10 others injured and are receiving treatment after sustaining critical injuries in an alleged banditry attack in Samburu.
It is alleged that a group of bandits from Samburu North attacked a bus ferrying passengers from Maralal to Baragoi on Thursday, February 27.
According to the reports, the two people killed in the incident were bus conductors who are reported to have died on the spot.
Two dead,10 injured in an alleged banditry attack in Samburu. Photo: Courtesy.
Those injured were rushed to Samburu County Referral Hospital, where they are currently recuperating.
Talking to the press after the incident, a victim disclosed that the assailants began shooting at the bus from a distance, forcing the driver to stop.
They then entered the bus and started threatening passengers.
“They let the first bus pass before attacking us. We have been threatened for the longest time. I recorded the clips using my phone,” claimed a victim.
Confirming the incident, local leaders from Samburu accused the government of failing to curb the rising insecurity in the region.
“It seems the government is unable to end insecurity in this region because for the whole year, people have been killed along this road as if there is no government. Anything that happens, no government intervention, and we have gone to all security offices, even in the Interior Ministry,” Samburu North MP Elly Letipila said.
The incident is said to have occurred at around 6 pm.
