Ruto's Sugoi home attacked, two gunmen and cop killed

Two gunmen and a police officer were killed in an attack on DP William Ruto's Sugoi home on Saturday.

An unknown number of gunmen ambushed shortly after Ruto left for a rally in Kitale.

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GSU guards and workers were at the residence at the time of the incident.

Witnesses said the gunmen are Somali and that they had pretended to be selling sheets. They said the attackers burned the guard's house after getting into the compound.

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A GSU officer guarding the gate was shot and injured and his gun snatched before fighting began.

A corporal in charge of the home's security was also killed.

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Rift Valley regional coordinator Wanyama Musiambo and Uasin Gishu county commissioner Abdi Hassan are among security chiefs at the the scene.

Journalists and members of the public were kept about 400m away.

Gunshots are still being heard at the home.

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