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State silent as bodies rot after deadly Pokot-Turkana clashes

Residents flee from Lomelo village in Baringo County following an attack by suspected Turkana raiders in which at least 14 people were killed, yesterday. The Government is in the spotlight after bodies of 14 people killed by cattle rustlers were left rotting along the Turkana-Baringo border. (PHOTO: JOSEPH KIPSANG/ STANDARD)

The Government is in the spotlight after bodies of 14 people killed by cattle rustlers were left rotting along the Turkana-Baringo border.

The decomposing bodies were abandoned in the scorching sun at Puspusion village, more than 24 hours after they were shot dead at around 4pm on Saturday.

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