Man killed in clan clashes over land

Tension is high at Kiptiriam, Marakwet East Sub County after one person was killed over a land dispute pitting two rival clans. The deceased succumbed to a bullet injury while two people sustained serious wounds after the clans clashed over land.

Kabichoi clan is alleged to have extended its boundary into the Kapserem territory prompting the later to react. Area Sub County assistant commissioner Alaso Hussein said police have been deployed in the area to restore calm.

"The locals should adopt peaceful dispute resolution mechanisms to avoid loss of lives," said the administrator. The injured are recuperating at Kapsowar Mission Hospital while the body of the deceased is at the hospital's morgue.