The National Police Service on Wednesday released the photo of a man believed to be behind the recent Mt Elgon killings.
A Sh1 million reward for information leading to his arrest was also promised as police work round the clock to have him behind bars.
"The National Police Service has identified a number of suspects linked to the recent wave of robberies and murders within Mt.Elgon.
"The leader of the gang whose image is shown below has been identified as Timothy Kiptanui Kitai.[caption caption="Timothy Kiptanui Kitai"]
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"Members of the public are requested to use the numbers given below or report to any nearest Police Station should he be sighted.
"A Ksh 1 Million (1M) reward will be given to anyone with information leading to his arrest.
"Let's all work together in the fight against crime," read the statement.
The government on Tuesday has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the Mt Elgon region in a bid to curb resurgent violence.
Hundreds of families have been camping in primary schools following attacks by criminal gangs that have terrorised residents since the year started.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i further ordered more deployment of security forces to secure residents who have been fleeing the area because of night attacks.
[caption caption="Interior CS Fred Matiang'i"]
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