Burglars terrorize Eldoret town

Police in Eldoret Town have mounted a crackdown on burglars terrorizing area resident.
Eldoret East Sub County Police boss Richard Omanga told Kenya News Agency that the notorious criminals, last Sunday broke into several houses in Elgon View Estate and stole property of unknown value.
He added that similar incidents had been reported in the recent past at Kidiwa, Action, Huruma and Langas Estates where the residents had lost property worth thousands of shillings.
Omanga said police had intensified both day and night patrols in the affected areas with a view to stamping out the burglaries.
He called on the residents to be their neighbours’ keepers by reporting to the relevant authorities suspicious individuals in their midst saying the criminals were people whom they obviously knew.
He warned that stern action would be taken against law breakers.
By Robinson Rono