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73 schools in Kerio Valley shut down following priest's killing

Slain Catholic priest, Fr Aloise Bett of St Mulumba Catholic Church, Kerio Valley, who was shot dead on Thursday, May 22, 2025. [Courtesy]

54 Primary Schools and 19 Secondary Schools in the volatile Kerio Valley have been shut down following increasing cases of insecurity in the region and the killing of Catholic Priest Fr Alois Cheruiyot Bett by armed assailants on Thursday.

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