Series of murders spark fear over return of dreaded sungu sungu

Curious residents of Nyamira Town mill around the car which was used by suspected members of the dreaded Sungusungu members who were intercepted as they went to dump the body in a forest near Sotik in Bomet County. Return of the sungusungu goup has sparked fears amongst residents as cases of exrajudicial killings are on the rise. [PHOTO: STANLEY ONGWAE/STANDARD]

 

A series of murders in Nyamira County over the last one week are raising suspicion that the dreaded sungu sungu vigilante group may be back. On Tuesday, a businessman was killed at Keroka town and his body dumped about 50 metres from his residence, within the town’s Posta area.