Bandits defy operation, unleash more terror

KDF officers reconstructing classes at Chesitet Primary School in Tiaty, after being destroyed by bandits. [Yvonne Chepkwony, Standard]

Suspected bandits have intensified attacks along the volatile borders of three North Rift counties after three months of calm.

A joint military and police operation along the Kerio Valley and Elgeyo Marakwet-West Pokot highlands that started in February was credited for relative calm in several bandit-prone areas.