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Drama as four drunk men hold policemen hostage for 30 minutes

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Revelers at a drinking den in Uasin Gishu were treated to free movie when angry residents overpowered four police officers and locked them inside the house belonging to a woman linked to chang'aa brewing business.

The unruly drunkards, who were not happy with the interference of the officers, pelted the house with stones, forcing the officers to hide inside the two-bedroomed house. The incident took place at the notorious King'ong'o informal settlement on the outskirts of Eldoret town, where the officers had made impromptu raids across various illicit dens following a tip-off from members of the public.

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