One police officer was killed and eight remandees are missing after suspected bandits laid an ambush in the Charda area, along the Maralal -Baragoi -South Horr road.
Samburu County police commander Thomas Ototo said the incident happened at around 7 pm on Monday.
Police officers from Baragoi Police Station were escorting remandees from Maralal GK Prison to Baragoi Police Station on board a police Landcruiser for mobile court sessions Tuesday when the incident happened.
According to a police report the officer sustained multiple gunshot wounds and his rifle with 30 rounds of ammunition stolen. "The two escort officers armed with his G3 Riffles/no.
