Family wrangles has led to brutally murder of a man by his father and step brothers in Embough village, West Pokot following a long-standing land dispute.
The deceased, Lodou Lokwaloket,40, had been quarrelling with his family over a piece of land belonging to their late great-grandfather.
According to the star,the incident took place at 8 pm on Saturday.
Confirming the incidence, Sook Division Assistant County Commissioner Bryan Njeru said the conflict escalated when the suspects took a machete and inflicted deep cuts on the deceased.
“The brothers have been fighting over a piece of land left behind by their great-grandfather. On Saturday, they took a machete and cut the deceased severally and died on the spot,” said Njeru.
He said police have issued a warrant of arrest on the perpetrators who escaped after committing the crime.
“The family has been quarreling for a long time and elders have severally intervened but they continued to quarrel. It is unfortunate that the conflict turned tragic,” he said.
The body was taken to Kapenguria County Hospital mortuary.
Recently at-least 300 people in Kapsait village in West pokot county were left homeless after they were evicted from their homes and their houses and property set ablaze due to clan wrangles over an 11.94 hectare piece of land.
The land tussle between the families of the two clans led by Tong’elech Lokwanamoi the seller and Chemer Lochaling’a the buyer has been ongoing for more than 40 years.