NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 16 \u2013 A 50-year-old man was killed during a violent confrontation between members of two communities in Soin Sub-County, Kericho County, following a dispute over grazing animals.<\/p>\n
According to a report recorded at Kipsitet Police Station, the incident occurred on Sunday afternoon in Koguta Village, about six kilometres east of the police station.<\/p>\n
Police said the matter was first reported at around 2:40 pm through a telephone call from a member of the public indicating that residents from the Koguta community were engaged in a fight with West Valley security guards.<\/p>\n
Officers rushed to the scene and established that a group of individuals from the West Valley community had confronted Koguta residents who were grazing animals in a nearby field. The attackers allegedly drove away an unknown number of animals.<\/p>\n
When the Koguta residents pursued the group in an attempt to recover the animals, a violent confrontation erupted. During the clash, bows and arrows as well as other crude weapons were used.<\/p>\n
In the course of the fight, Paul Odiwuor, a 50-year-old man, was shot several times in the stomach and also sustained a deep cut on the forehead, dying instantly at the scene.<\/p>\n
Two other unidentified Luo men were seriously injured during the altercation after arrows became lodged in their bodies. They were rushed to Muhoroni Sub-County Hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n
Police later moved the body of the deceased to Kericho County Referral Hospital mortuary, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination.<\/p>\n
Authorities said the situation in the area has since gradually returned to normal, while detectives from the Soin\u2013Sigowet Sub-County Criminal Investigations Office have launched investigations into the incident.<\/p>\n
No arrests had been reported by the time of filing this report.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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