Bandits kill two, steal livestock in Turkana raid

Turkana leaders and residents during a meeting after a bandit attack in Kainuk, on July 27, 2025. [Bakari Ang'ela, Standard]

Tension is high in Turkana South following two separate attacks that left two people dead and hundreds of livestock stolen by suspected bandits believed to be from the neighbouring West Pokot County.

In the first incident, which occurred in Kainuk near the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) post, an elderly man was ambushed and killed while herding goats.