Provincial
Man killed over pool game
Posted Wednesday, September 8 2010 at 22:30
A man was killed on Wednesday after he was shortchanged in a game of pool.
The dispute arose after his colleague conned him of his Sh20 at Sangach trading centre in Marakwet East District.
Following the killing of Kipkemoi Chepkong’a, 25, at least 15 houses were burnt down and over 50 livestock driven away by his clansmen avenging his death.
The group also raided the home of the area chief, Mr Joseph Lokanda, where eight cows were stolen and property worth thousands of shillings looted.
Police sealed off the nearby home of area MP and assistant minister Linah Kilimo in Marich village. The officers said the home had been targeted by the enraged clan.
The chief’s younger brother, Mr Wilson Lokanda, a teacher at a local school, said his home was burnt, property destroyed and animals stolen.
The chief, Mr Lokanda, termed called on the community to discard the practice of avenging killings.
According, to witnesses, Mr Chepkong’a had quarrelled with his assailant moments before he was shot with a poisoned arrow as he rode on his motorcycle.
To stop more violence, over 20 General Service Unit officers were sent to the area to restore order.
Marakwet deputy police chief Zachary Kimani said the man suspected to have killed Mr Chepkong’a was still at large and police were looking for him.
The rioting mob however, prevented the police from retrieving the body.
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Submitted by Kibutu KiiruPosted September 09, 2010 03:38 PM
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Submitted by fourshotz
you can take the people to the river of sweet constitutional order, but that does not mean that they will drink its waters. How do you get such vijanas to live in a world where "50% of the MPs will be women" is a concept they deem good for them? Their hearts live in another Kenya bwana.
Posted September 09, 2010 09:52 AM -
Submitted by mascot
Something weird is happening with our police. We saw them run away from an irate mob in Nakuru last wee. Now we told they were prevented from retrieving a body. What is happening? Who is in charge?
Posted September 09, 2010 08:10 AM -
Submitted by keke
If the police doesn't arrest those who burned and stole other people's property, then this will be repeated again and again. They need to arrest and have those who commited the crimes punished by the law alongside the murderer. How is it that they even prevented the police from accessing the body of the deceased?
Posted September 09, 2010 12:57 AM
RSS
Absolute lack of reasoning. A sad affair and is a common case with our youngsters, they do not think beyond the billiards. Life cannot be so worthless.