Cattle thief from Police

Anti-stock theft police officers on a recovery mission in Chepalungu were forced to fire in the air to disperse rowdy members of the public at Chebunyo.

The officers who were pursuing two cows allegedly stolen from Transmara area were met with resistance from the public when they found one of the animals at Chebunyo.

Chepalungu OCPD Patrick Musyimi said on phone that the officers resorted to fire in the air when a mob became rowdy.

The OCPD said the mob threatened to lunch the officers who wanted to arrest the suspect found with one of the stolen cows.

"The locals who were trying to rescue the suspect threatened to Lynch the officers and they were forced to fire in the air to disperse them,"he said
Chepalungu forest is notorious for hiding stolen cattle from the neighbouring Narok county.

"My appeal is that locals should alert security personnel whenever these criminals are trying to hide stolen animals within the locality," Musyimi said.