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Suspected explosives recovered in Isiolo

Suspected explosives recovered in Isiolo. [Bruno Mutunga, Standard[

Residents of Kambi ya Juu village in Isiolo are in shock after a 71-year-old woman walked into a police post carrying what are suspected to be explosive devices she found on her farm.

The woman, identified as Severina Kairigo, discovered the metallic objects on Thursday afternoon while preparing her land for planting. Unaware of the danger, she put them in a sack and took them to the Kambi ya Juu Police Post, about one kilometre away.

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