Shock as KFS officer shoots civilian dead over firewood
Probe after Kenya Forest Service (KFS) officer shoots civilian dead over firewood
Probe after Kenya Forest Service (KFS) officer shoots civilian dead over firewood.
An investigation has been launched after a Kenya Forest Service officer allegedly shot and killed a civilian at Kiptunga Forest in Kuresoi South on Tuesday evening.
According to the report, the officer and his colleague were on patrol when they came across the civilian with firewood.
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