Two chiefs, assistant in police custody over Trans Mara clashes

Four people including two chiefs and their assistant from Nkararo and Enoosaen locations were arrested over links to the boundary dispute in Trans Mara, West Narok.

The clashes allegedly saw 15 people injured in Nkararo village after two groups attacked each other with bows and arrows.

The four suspects are being held at Kilgoris Police Station.

Transmara West Police Commander Abdulahi Dahir said the four have recorded statements and are assisting with investigations.

The police boss however denied claims that several people sustained arrow inflicted injuries during the fighting.

“We have not seen or heard any information on people who sustained injuries from all sorts of weapons and no such cases have been reported in our police stations,” he said.

Police officers have been deployed to the region to restore normalcy.