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Gunfire returns to Samburu as bandits reclaim roads, kill eight

Samburu County driver Daniel Lengala who was injured in the leg after bandits sprayed his vehicle with bullets along the Maralal- Baragoi road on January 9, 2025. [Michael Saitoti,Standard]

After a year-long lull in gunfire following a sustained security operation in Samburu County, bandits have returned, killing at least eight people in the past three weeks.

Just a day after ushering in the New Year, armed bandits ambushed a team of Kenya Power employees at Suyan on the Maralal -Baragoi Road, riddling their vehicle with bullets.

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