Tension was high in Baringo County on Saturday morning after Loyamarok Member of County Assembly (MCA) Kibet Cheretei and Tiaty parliamentary aspirant Pepee Kitambaa were shot dead at an entertainment joint in Marigat town.
The assailants stormed the nightclub located in Baringo South at around 12:30 am and shot the two before they torched the MCA's vehicle.
Baringo police commander Peter Ndung'u confirmed the incident stating that the two killers were wearing hoods and one had an AK 47 rifle and the other a machete.
"Reports indicate that the armed killers who were hooded appeared from the main road and they targeted the two politicians," Mr Ndung'u was quoted.
Mr Ndung'u stated that police had launched investigations into the incident and urged residents to remain calm.
"I am also appealing to the locals to remain calm as police officers have been deployed to the area and patrols have also been intensified," he affirmed.
