Kenya, Sudan act to flush out militia

By Lucas Ng’asike and Cyrus Ombati

Kenya and Southern Sudan security forces are conducting a joint security operation to crack down on suspected Toposa militia along the border.

This follows an attack by the militia who ambushed and shot at a Kenyan military truck on Sunday, killing two soldiers and injuring six others on the volatile Nadapal-Lokichoggio road.

The Toposa militia ambushed a Kenya security truck and shot the vehicle with a rocket-propelled grenade. The driver of the truck, despite his injuries, managed to drive from the scene to Lokichoggio where they sought help.

The bomb exploded in the truck injuring the victims.

A reinforcement team dispatched to the scene later found some of the weapons belonging to Kenya that had dropped there. Rift Valley Deputy PC Christopher Musumbu said Kenya and Sudan would collaborate to bring the suspects to book since the two countries have good diplomatic relations.

Mr Musumbu said Kenya had sent its forces to the border to beef up security and pursue the militia.