Male
Age:
17
Location of Incident:
Crest Ranch,Laikipia county,Kimugandura village
Manner of Death:
Shot
Perpetrator:
Police Officers, Kariunga police post
Status of Case:
No arrest
Date of Incident:
Occupation:
Herder
Police shot dead a herder, Apiti Lekartua, 17, on June 6,2022 while he was grazing livestock at Crest Ranch, Laikipia county. According to the media outlets, a police report from the Kariunga Police Post stated that six security officers were ambushed by bandits after impounding the cattle and they shot back at the attackers, firing a total of 34 bullets. The report stated that four police officers and two National Police Reservists were involved in the operation to flush out herders from a private farm. A community spokesman, Saituk Kaparo, claimed there were no armed bandits but only herders who were grazing livestock. No arrests have been made since the fatal shooting took place.
