The Star (Nairobi)

Kenya: Samburu Officers in Stable Condition

Photo: Julius Mwelu/IRIN
Young men ferry their belongings in a pushcart in Kenya.

The death toll from an ambush on police officers in Samburu more than doubled to 26 yesterday after more bodies were found. The previous police death toll from Saturday's attack on officers pursuing cattle rustlers was 11.

Meanwhile according to Kenyatta hospital Kenyatta Hospital communications manager Kibet Mengich another nine police officers who are admitted with various injuries are in stable condition.

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