It has been reported that a GK car believed to belong to former Nanam Ward MCA James Lomenen was stopped with weaponry purchased from South Sudan within minutes after exchanging vehicles. Turkana West is home to Nanam Ward.
The police report reads:
“The vehicle with the registration number GKB345M was stopped on the Lodwar – Kakuma route with six AK-47 weapons, six magazines, and 30 rounds of ammunition stowed behind the driver’s seat.
Driver, KPR, and female passenger in a Toyota Land Cruiser believed to belong to the Turkana South CDF and traveling to Lodwar.
The security personnel, acting on the basis of a tip, stopped the car and took the suspects into custody.
They have been detained at the Lodwar police station and are scheduled to appear in court today.
According to reports, a car with the registration number KAD 936V was stopped on route to Kakuma with three people inside, including a man named Philip Ekuwam, a former member of the county assembly for the Nanam ward in the Turkana west constituency.
Internally, along the Baringo and West Pokot, as well as externally at the borders with Uganda, South Sudan, and Ethiopia, Turkana County has been experiencing significant levels of bandit-related insecurity “.
Who buys the guns, and where are they coming from, has long been a mystery.
This is what they were warned about by #Kindiki #discoverynewske
