An ambush by suspected bandits in Lolngunani, Samburu County left one police officer and another person dead after they fired at their lorry in an attack that saw them make away with 17 head of cattle. The owner of the cattle was injured alongside other police officers, the driver and another person who was traveling with them. Police say the suspected bandits numbered more than 30 and were armed with AK47 and M16 rifles. In Mandera County a multi-agency operation saw the arrest of 19 aliens within Mandera town after a rise in terror incidents along the Kenyan border with Somalia. They were arrested during a random check at a hotel in the town and among those arrested was a suspected firearms smuggler from Ethiopia.

Source: Standard Digital January 16, 2026 09:47 UTC