Cattle rustling menace in troubled Rift

At least 11 people were Saturday killed by armed gunmen in a cattle-rustling incident in Turkana East, Turkana county.

The victims included eight police officers, a chief and two villagers.

Police spokesman Bruno Shioso said the victims were pursuing a heavily armed gang that had raided a village and made away with an unknown number of livestock when they were ambushed.

Shioso said police had dispatched additional officers to reinforce the troops on the ground in beefing up security in the area and pursue the bandits