Two people killed, houses burnt in Kisumu-Nandi border clashes

Police keep vigil at Kibigori area at the Kisumu- Nandi border following a confrontation between two communities on January 8 2016. (Photo: Collins Oduor)

Two people were killed while four others sustained injuries at Kibigori on the border of Kisumu and Nandi counties, as two communities clashed. Several houses were burnt down as police failed to contain the fighting. The clashes began an hour past midnight. A home was allegedly raided into and two cows stolen.

The owner, Mr Timothy Juma, alerted his neighbours who gathered and pursued the attackers, but lost track of their footprints. The group of young men allegedly untied a herd of about 50 cows and crossed with them to their side of the border, claiming to return only if their cows and sheep were brought back.