The battlefield of Kasarani where 21 police officers lost their lives

A torched truck on the same road. Suspected Pokot bandits killed 21 o?cers last Friday. [PHOTO:KIPSANG JOSEPH/STANDARD]

NAIROBI, KENYA: Broken twigs and sandy soil stained with dried blood attest to the struggle and pain the 21 Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU) police officers experienced before they met their deaths at the hands of brutal Pokot bandits in Kasarani along the Kapedo-Lokori road.

Less than five metres from where their bodies were collected by Kenya Red Cross Society personnel is the shell of an RDU truck; it was set ablaze by the criminals after they executed the officers at around 2pm last Friday.