Police officer, residents injured as eviction mission backfires

Squatters at Benmoi farm in Moiben, Uasin Gishu County burn down a vehicle that had transported hired men who were to evict them from the 2098 acre farm. The squatters armed with bows and arrows chased away police officers and hired people who had come to evict them from the farm that is owned by Kibogy Properties Limited. [PHOTOS BY: KEVIN TUNOI/STANDARD]

A policeman and several civilians were seriously injured after an eviction exercise went awry at the expansive Ben-Moi farm in Uasin Gishu County.

Two vehicles were burned as angry residents armed to the teeth chased away the officers overseeing the exercise.