Police gun down suspected cattle rustlers in Kerio Valley

An octogenarian walks with the aid of a walking stick on dangerous rocks leading to the Kimonoi caves where residents of Chesongoch and Chesetan along the Kerio Valley have fled to seeking refuge from armed cattle rustlers who have shot and killed over30 people. 25-10-2016. [PHOTO: KEVIN TUNOI/Standard]

One suspected raider was killed by security officers in Kerio Valley yesterday during an ambush.

The officers drawn from the Administration Police, Regular Police and Reservists were patrolling Chesalmat near Kerio Valley when they were ambushed by about 30 armed raiders and retaliated.