Here Is What You Need To Know About Laikipia Bandits

Bright Kenya News has been for some days on the lookout for the ongoing Laikipia county gangsters. Here are the findings,

Well just as many are asking who the faceless gangsters armed with M16 and other heavy rifles are, so is the Rift Valley Regional Coordinator George Natembeya confused, searching for a clear-up!

In simple terms, a bandit is an outlaw belonging to a gang and is operating in an isolated area.

The Laikipia Bandits, however, are seen to be more deadly than the basic robbers.

Natembeya reported the gangsters are using M16 and other heavy rifles, sophisticated weapons that are only used by the foreign armies during training in Kenya. 

This is contrary to the Kenyans Officers who use AK 47 and G3 rifles.

The deadly gangsters have for the last fourteen days killed seven people (three police officers), burn more than 40 houses, and are with time getting more galvanized.

George Natembeya, worried about the security of the nation, says the bandits should be investigated before the bandits spread.

In spite of the police in the region, the gangsters have been reported to be moving freely in the Laikipia leaving behind a trail of destruction and pain.

Peter Njuguna, a  46-year-old, was recently killed inside a house he sought to take refuge in after he was overcome with fear at his place of residence.

Police, in their own admission, they are equally concerned by the level of confidence the armed attackers are operating with.

Laikipia is a gotcha waiting to explode and could be described as a face of many other parts of Kenya, where historical injustices have never been addressed, the land being at the center stage.

The government has resulted in security operations every time there is violence, often masqueraded as a war for water and pastures.

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