11 killed in Kenya overnight violence
Eleven people were killed in and around the Kenyan capital during a surge in violence overnight, including two people found beheaded and eight killed in a shoot-out, police said today.
Three people – including the two who were beheaded – were found dead in Banana Hill on the outskirts of Nairobi, where police have been cracking down on a banned sect called Mungiki, which is accused in a string of beheadings.
Kiplimo Rugut, the Provincial Commissioner of Central Province, confirmed the three were found dead. A police officer at the scene said two were beheaded.
In a separate incident, police shot eight suspects who were trying to rob a warehouse of the Kenya Electricity Generating Company,“ said Julius Muthuri, police official in the industrial area of Nairobi.
“Police shot down eight suspects who wanted to rob KenGen,” he said. KenGen produces about 80 percent of the electricity consumed in the country.
