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Forest guards clash with locals after two shot dead over sheep

The guards opened fire, killing one person on the spot and injuring three others. [iStockphoto]

Two people died and three others were seriously injured following a confrontation between residents and Kenya Forest Service guards in Msegekwa in Keiyo North sub-county yesterday morning.

Tom Makori, the Keiyo North sub-County police commander said that after the confrontation, security officers arrived at the scene and found one middle-aged man lying dead within forest station's premises. Another person reportedly died while undergoing treatment at Iten Referral Hospital.

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