One held as police seize bomb-making material

Bomet OCPD Geoffrey Walumbe and DCIO Boniface Mulee inspect the lorry impounded early Saturday with bomb-making material. [Gilbert Kimutai, Standard]

Police have seized dozens of materials for making bombs after they intercepted a lorry at a roadblock two kilometers from Bomet town.

Bomet County Police Commander Naomi Ichami said they have in custody the driver of the lorry that was transporting 1,750kg of ammonium nitrate and 50 detonators.