A bandit attack on Christmas night left two people dead and houses torched in Lamu county.
The two were shot dead with two houses being torched after a raid by suspected bandits in Taa village, Pandaguo area, Lamu County.
Confirming the incident,Lamu County Commissioner Irungu Macharia said 8 bandits attacked the area at around 8pm on Sunday night clothed in army uniforms, randomly opening fire.
The number of casualties is yet to be confirmed, however 10 people have been reported missing.
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Irungu said that the bandits are suspected to have crossed from the neighboring communities and not Al-shabaab militants as had earlier been suspected.
He said that the distance from the Kenya-Somalia border to the area is reasonably long (1000 km), making it logistically impossible for the bandits to flee on time.
Meanwhile, police authorities have arrived in the area as further investigations are underway.
