Four robbers lynched in Narok

Narok police boss Paul Kiogora displays some of the items recovered from four robbers who were lynched on January 4, 2017. PHOTO | GEORGE SAYAGIE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • The bodies were taken to the Narok County Referral Hospital mortuary.
  • Geoffrey Mwangi, a resident, appealed to the police to fight the rising insecurity.

Four suspected robbers were on Tuesday night lynched at Majengo Estate in Narok town.

Police said the suspects, who were on a motorcycle, had broken into several houses in London, Majengo, Mungare and Fanaka estates around 2am and stolen electronic appliances before they were cornered by residents.

Narok police boss Paul Kiogora said the suspects were killed by residents who had responded to screams by neighbours.

The bodies were taken to the Narok County Referral Hospital mortuary.

Mr Kiogora said the suspects were yet to be identified.

“Preliminary investigations indicated that the four had broken into some houses and stolen household items before they were lynched,” said Mr Kiogora.

On Wednesday morning, Mr Kiogora displayed some of the recovered items, including a motorcycle, three television sets, music systems, and other electronics appliances worth Sh200,000.

“We ask residents whose houses have been broken into to come and identify their property,” he said.

The killings happened as Narok town residents decried rising cases of burglary. They claim the burglars usually steal gas cylinders and flat-screen television sets.

Resident Geoffrey Mwangi appealed to the police to fight the rising insecurity.