Boy killed as grandmother and sibling nurse injuries
Tension has once again rocked Narok South following the killing of a 13-year-old boy on Monday morning after a weekend of calm.
The minor was hacked to death at their home in Esimenwa village.
His grandmother, 70, and 12-year-old sibling sustained deep machete wounds during the assault.
The are admitted at Longisa Mission Hospital.
POLICE DEPLOYED
Narok County Commissioner George Natembeya said security officers have been dispatched to quell the tension.
"I wish to assure the public that security agents are alert to avert any violence. A team of security officers is already on the ground to pursue the attackers," Mr Natembeya said.
The driver who took the two to hospital said the attack happened at their home early in the morning.
"The granny and her grandchildren were attacked by unknown people on Monday morning. They sustained multiple cuts on their bodies," the driver, who requested for anonymity, said.
SCHOOLS CLOSED
Calm had returned to the area after the government dispatched more than 300 police officers to end the skirmishes that have so far claimed five lives.
Calm had returned to the area after the government dispatched more than 300 police officers to end the skirmishes that have so far claimed five lives.
The villages affected are Olmekenyu, Oloisisho, Ololoipangi and Naiurur.
Several schools - Ololiserr, Entere, Esimendwa and Nadupa Primary in Ololunga division - remain closed.
At least 33 people with arrow wounds have been treated at Narok County Referral Hospital, Bomet County Referral Hospital and Tenwek Mission hospital.
The clashes are pitting members of the Maasai and Kipsigis communities.
Some of the residents are blaming the unrest on politicians while others on Mau Forest evictions
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