Police are hunting gunmen who attacked and killed four fishermen at the shores of Lake Turkana, Turkana County.
The incident happened at Ekoriangamuk on the shore of the lake within Todonyang area on May 15 in the morning, police said.
The motive of the attack was not immediately established.
Police said they responded to the scene and found four bodies riddled with bullets.
The victims were shot at close range.
One of the victims was aged 25 another 32, the third one 22 and a woman aged 25.
Police said the bodies were moved to the mortuary pending autopsy.
This is the latest such incident to happen in the area amid claims of attacks from outsiders.
In February 2025, more than 20 fishermen were shot and killed in the same area.
The incident happened on February 22 evening in Lopeimukay and Lotiira area, police said.
Most of the bodies were not recovered.
An unknown number of villagers were injured in the attack believed to be out of retaliation by Dassanech gang, police said.
The area is poor infrastructure wise. The river where the incident happened extends from Ethiopia where the fishermen had ventured.
As part of efforts to tame the practice, the government launched an operation covering other counties including Turkana. This has seen some of the raiders escape to Ethiopia.
They usually stage attacks in Kenya and escape.
Launched in February 2023, Operation Maliza Uhalifu North Rift is a government security initiative that targeted escalating banditry, cattle rustling, and violence in nine counties including Baringo, Turkana, Samburu, Elgeyo Marakwet, West Pokot, Marsabit, Laikipia, Isiolo, and Meru.
Hot spot areas in these counties were designated as “Disturbed” and “Dangerous,” in the operation that brought together the National Police Service (NPS) and the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) in a coordinated effort to restore peace and stability in the region.
Security officers on the ground have effectively disarmed hundreds of bandits, dismantled their hideouts in the rugged terrain, and restored stability to affected communities.
But this has not stopped such attacks.
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