Three people were shot dead in lkek -Sabuki after gunmen raided a village in Samburu County.
The deceased included a chief in the area and two civilians.
Two other National Police Reservists who were missing were found alive after a long search, police said.
The two NPR was found with injuries together with three other civilians.
The attacks happened Friday evening and Saturday morning. Witnesses said the injured included three officers-two Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers and a General Service Unit (GSU) officer- who are nursing serious gunshot injuries after a fierce encounter with bandits in Pura, Samburu West on Friday evening.
The injured were airlifted to Nairobi.
The villages attacked include Lesilampa, Lekirishati, Lempoko and Lengoseg where cows were stolen and one shot dead in the crossfire.
The multiagency troops drawn from Kenya Defence Forces and the National Police Service are pursuing the bandits to recover the animals stolen and neutralize the enemy, police said.
Police and witnesses said the bandits raided four villages Friday evening in the same county and managed to steal an unknown number of livestock.
An unknown number of security personnel and bandits were injured in a gun battle that ensued.
On Friday, interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said he spent the day in the field, reviewing the status of deployment & the progress and challenges facing the ongoing security operation in parts of Turkana, West Pokot, Elgeyo Marakwet, Baringo, Laikipia and Samburu Counties.
He said the massive deployment of security agents in the North Rift Region is permanent.
He will outlive the current operation to flush out livestock-stealing bands of terrorists who have caused immeasurable human suffering for nearly a century.
Samburu West MP Naisula Lesuuda condemned the attack and wished quick recovery to the injured personnel.
She protested the ongoing attacks by gunmen in the area saying it is affecting their life in general.
“Only yesterday did I give an update on the situation where the bandits continue with impunity to terrorize the residents of Samburu West. It is sad that the military and GSU unit on the ground encountered it firsthand this evening. Quick recovery to the injured,” she said in a tweet.
The ongoing operation has since seen up to 23 firearms and dozens of bullets recovered mainly in Samburu.
Kindiki imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in banditry-prone areas as he declared them disturbed and dangerous.
The 30 days curfew began was February 14, 2023.
Kindiki said some areas in counties including Turkana, West Pokot, Elgeyo Marakwet, Baringo, Laikipia, and Samburu are affected.
