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Locals cry out for help as Turkana manyatta attack death toll hits 10

Manyattas set on fire in a village in Turkana East where seven people were burned to death. [File, Standard]

Residents of Napeitom in Turkana East were on August 2, 2022, struggling to come to terms with the Sunday night attack, as the death toll rose from seven to 10.

James Kanen, 44, a pastoralist and businessman, lost four children in the attack that also left his wife nursing serious burn injuries.

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