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Reservist killed hours after Ruto warning to bandits

Security agents are pursuing an armed gang implicated in the murder. [iStockphoto]

A Kenya Police Reservist (KPR) was gunned down by suspected bandits during a security team operation in Laikipia County on Friday afternoon.

The reservist, Daniel Karichu, had accompanied other KPRs and police officers from a nearby post following reports that unidentified groups of people had been spotted in nearby thickets.

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