40 suspects arrested in crackdown on criminal gangs in Nakuru
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At least 40 suspects linked to cases of
insecurity in Narok town were on Tuesday apprehended by police in an ongoing
crackdown on criminal gangs.
This came as police discovered the body of an
unidentified male dumped in Kantas, Narok town, on Tuesday morning.
"We found a body but we haven't been
able to identify it. The body had many visible injuries on it," Narok
sub-county Police Commander John Momanyi told Citizen TV.
"The gangs are using the rains to
conceal their attacks," Isaiah Odiraga, a resident, added.
Elsewhere in Kericho, three suspects have
been arrested in connection with a spate of violent robberies in the region.
Detectives have moved to court seeking 10
days to detain the suspects as they conduct investigations.
The robberies sparked protests among residents
who barricaded the Kericho-Kisumu highway at Kapsoit for the better part of
Tuesday, paralyzing transport along the busy route for more than 5 hours.
Residents
demanded increased security measures in the area, also citing one fatality and
another person critically injured in an assault by unknown assailants this week.
"We have lost our kin to these gangs.
Swift action needs to be taken against them," Victor Kibet, a Kericho
resident, said.
Police officers subsequently rushed to the
scene to restore order, assuring residents that security will be beefed up in
the affected areas of Kapsoit.
"Rest assured that we will sort the
issue of insecurity in this region. We'd like to ask the public to support us
in identifying these gang members," Kericho County Commissioner Gilbert
Kitiyo said.
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