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Kitale-Lodwar road blocked by irate locals baying for blood of suspected kidnapper

Chepararia residents block Kitale-Lodwar road. [Irissheel Shanzu, Standard]

Chepareria residents in West Pokot have barricaded Kitale-Lodwar highway to demand the release of a man arrested by police after he was allegedly nabbed luring a minor with sweets with the intention of kidnapping him.

The irate locals who are baying the suspect blocked the busy highway with burning tyres and huge stones in a bid to stop police from transferring him to Kapenguria police station.

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