Sad..Rustlers open fire at children in Baringo

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The peace of a nation is a very sensitive matter as stability is on the record of history as having been shed blood for by veterans who dreamed of a safe future for the coming generation.

Where as many from various parts of the nation are involved in efforts of restoring this,some parts like Baringo county are still struggling.

Tension has been reported at Tot area in Kerio Valley following the killing of two children by suspected rustlers from the neighboring Baringo County who also made away with livestock.

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The victims Collins Kemboi, 12 and Kiprono Kilimo, 10, died in a hail of bullets after the rustlers opened fire at them indiscriminately on Sunday afternoon.

Kemboi was a class five pupil at Embomir Primary School while Kilimo was in class three at Chesawch Primary School.

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The attacks happened at the backdrop of ongoing cursing rituals conducted by elders from Marakwet, Baringo and Pokot to punish cattle rustlers unleashing terror in the region.

The children were at a green grams farm near the Kerio River when they were ambushed and attacked by the marauding rustlers. Luckily, others escaped unhurt.

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