A 44-year-old man is fighting for his life in hospital after suspected bandits attacked him with an arrow in a village in Borabu, Nyamira County.
The victim was attacked after he raised an alarm as an unknown number of bandits raided his home on Thursday dawn in Ensabakwa, Esise area, police said.
The gang was targeting about ten cows in his compound when he confronted them while screaming for help.
One of the attackers targeted him with an arrow shooting him in the chest.
Police said he was taken to the local hospital in serious condition as the gang escaped the scene.
Locals have complained about a slow return of cattle rustling incidents in the area amid calls for action to tame the trend.
Meanwhile, a suspected gunman was shot and killed in a clash between police and bandits in Suguta Marmar area, Samburu County.
The area is among those negatively affected by constant raids by bandits.
Police said about seven gunmen raided the Lolmorok village and attacked a grazing field with a view of robbing the herders of their livestock.
The National Police Reserve and rangers in the area were alerted prompting a fierce shoot out.
It was later established that one bandit was fatally shot.
The other gang members managed to escape the scene without stealing the livestock tey were targeting in the Wednesday drama, police said.
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