Tiaty MP William Kamket Arrested Over Clash in Laikipia
Tiaty Member of Parliament has joined the list of leaders who have been arrested over the clashes in Laikipia that have left several people dead.
Gathogo Wanjiru 
Kamket was arrested from his home in Tiaty by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). He is taken to Nakuru for grilling and later on arraignment.
The insecurity situation in Laikipia and its environs has worsened with at least 8 people dead and hundreds left homeless.
According to Rift Valley Regional Commissioner George Natembeya, among those killed are three police officers who were enforcing security in the region and five civilians.
Earlier, Former Laikipia North MP Mathew Lempurkel was also arrested over unrest in Laikipia Nature Conservancy.
Lempurkel was arrested at his home in Rongai, Kajiado County, on Wednesday and whisked to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters in Nairobi for questioning.
The government had recently declared the region security zone following bandit attacks that have left residents displaced and several police officers injured.
