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Hunt on for murder suspect in gory killing of boy, 14

The police in have launched a manhunt for a suspect who waylaid a Standard Eight pupil, chopped off his head with a machete and gouged out his eyes.

Kevin Kobowen, 14, a pupil at Kasesya Primary School in Baringo North constituency, was attacked on Sunday at around 6pm while heading to a shop.

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