Laikipia West OCPD shot in gunfight with illegal grazers

Karwao in Rumuruti near Kifuko Farm in Laikipia on November 11, 2016. PHOTO | JOSEPH KURIA | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • Laikipia West Officer Commanding Police Division Moherai Kibwabwa was shot as he led security officers in the area to drive away the grazers, who had reportedly invaded the ranch.
  • He was rushed to a Nyahururu hospital and was set to be airlifted to Defence Forces Memorial Hospital in Nairobi for specialised treatment.

Laikipia West Officer Commanding Police Division Moherai Kibwabwa was on Tuesday shot in a gunfight with suspected illegal grazers at Kifuko Ranch in the outskirts of Rumuruti town centre.

Mr Kibwabwa was shot as he led security officers in the area to drive away the grazers, who had reportedly invaded the ranch.

He was rushed to a Nyahururu hospital on Tuesday and was set to be airlifted to Defence Forces Memorial Hospital in Nairobi for specialised treatment.