Three girls shot dead by bandits in Marsabit while fetching water
Marsabit Police Commander Ben Kogo on June 24, 2015. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Two of the girls were aged 18 while the third was 16.
- Their bodies were discovered on Tuesday evening.
Three girls were Tuesday shot dead by bandits while fetching water in Marsabit County.
County Police Commander Ben Kogo said the teenagers were killed at the Elelnasich water point.
Two of the girls were aged 18 while the third was 16.
Mr Kogo ruled out revenge attack as the motive for the killings, saying the assailants were unknown.
He said the bodies of the girls were discovered on Tuesday evening.
Communities in the area have been fighting over water and pasture.
