Bandits attack area near where KDF helicopter carrying CDF Ogolla crashed

Police in Elgeyo Marakwet are on high alert following yet another bandit attack at Kaben village where a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) helicopter crashed on Thursday afternoon and killed 10 soldiers, among them the Chief of Defence Forces General Francis Ogolla.

The daring bandits attempted to drive away an unknown number of livestock under the full glare of police.

Police reports say no livestock was driven off by the bandits believed to be from Pokot.

The bandit raid happened with KDF officers still on the ground trying to piece together information regarding the ill-fated chopper crash on Thursday afternoon.

According to police reports, the bandits engaged in a 30-minute gun battle in the village amidst sparking fear amongst locals.

The armed bandits later on vanished into the thickets with police launching a manhunt for them.

It is yet to be known whether there were casualties in the Friday raid.