One dead, 13 students injured as bandits attack school buses in Elgeyo Marakwet

[The Sheriff]

The school bus that was attacked by bandits in Marakwet West (left). Some of the injured students admitted at Kapsowar hospital in Elgeyo Marakwet (right)​

A driver died and 13 students along with two teachers were injured on Thursday night after bandits attacked a convoy of school buses in Kerio Valley.

Some of the injured are admitted to the Kapsowar hospital in critical condition.

The incident occurred at about 10 pm along the Arror-Mogil road near Tot in Elgeyo Marakwet County.

The students and the teachers were from an academic tour in a convoy of three buses belonging to Tot Day School, Kerio Valley School and Mogil school.

The buses were ambushed near Chesuman Primary School in Marakwet West as they were returning to Tot High School in Marakwet East.

The heavily armed bandits attacked the Mogil Secondary School bus, which was leading the convoy, killing the driver instantly.

The bandits indiscriminately sprayed bullets at the students and teachers in the vehicle.

Villagers rushed to the scene and rescued the injured.

Elgeyo Marakwet county commissioner John Korir confirmed the incident and is leading a security team to the area.

"These bandits must be found and brought to book. This is too much and unacceptable," said former IG Joseph Boinnet who visited the injured in the hospital.

The incident comes just three weeks before the national exams and panic has gripped residents over continued banditry attacks targeting children.

Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Alex Tolgos called on the government to act with seriousness and tame the attacks that have caused the death of more than 85 people in six months.

The government has planned to carry out forceful disarmament in the area to get illegal arms from civilians.

Heavy deployments of security teams have not scared the bandits who continue to carry out attacks almost on a daily basis.

Source: The Star

 

[Jasmoni Tegga]

Motive?

 

[eliakeem]

Motive?

The only question one can ask!!

Watoto wasiojua kitu.

 

[John Haramba]

Dereva wa basi la shule ameuawa kwa kupigwa risasi baada ya majambazi kuvamia msafara wa mabasi matatu huko Marakwet katika eneo la Kerio Valley nchini Kenya.

Kulingana na komanda wa Polisi kaunti ya Elgeyo Marakwet, baadhi ya wanafunzi na walimu walipelekwa katika hospitali za karibu kupata matibabu huku ikihofiwa kwamba huenda kuna walio katika hali mahututi.

Inasemekana kwamba walimu na wanafunzi walikuwa wanarejea shuleni baada ya kuhudhuria tukio la kitaaluma.

Kulingana na waliofika kuwaokoa, wavamizi hao walimiminia risasi dereva aliyeaga dunia papo hapo kabla ya kuanza kurusha risasi dhidi ya walimu na wanafunzi.

Hata hivyo Seneta wa Elgeyo Marakwet Kipchumba Murkomen ameonekana kuwashutumu Waziri wa Mambo ya Ndani, Fred Matiang'i na Inspekta Jenerali wa Polisi, Hillary Mutyambai

Kwa upande wake Waziri wa Mambo ya Ndani, Fred Matiang'i, ameagiza kukamatwa kwa mwalimu mkuu wa shule hiyo mara moja.

Akizungumza katika tulio kuhusu elimu na washika dau wengine, Matiang'i amelaumu utawala wa shule kwa kukiuka sheria zilizowekwa na serikali kuhusu utumiaji wa mabasi ya shule.

Matiang'i ameeleza kuwa serikali iliweka sheria ya kukataza mabasi ya shule kutumika baada ya saa kumi na mbili unusu jioni.

 

[Kennedy]

Poleni

 

[Numbisa]

Aiseee Pole zao. R.I.P Dereva

 

[Ncha Kali]

Kwahiyo lawama zote zinaelekezwa kwa mkuu wa shule kwa matumizi ya basi nje ya muda.! This is INSANE.