Deputy Inspector General of Kenya Police Eliud Lagat (L) and his Administration Police counterpart Gilbert Masengeli during a past press briefing. /NPS/X




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The government has announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew in Trans Mara East and South in Narok County following violent clashes that have left at least seven people dead.

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Officials said more than 120 houses have been torched, and many residents have been displaced in the violence.

The Deputy Inspector General of Kenya Police, Eliud Lagat, and his Administration Police counterpart, Gilbert Masengeli, on Saturday, December 20, designated the areas as security-disturbed and dangerous.

Lagat said the curfew, which starts at 6 pm, is part of a special operation to restore calm.

The clashes, reportedly between the Masai and Kipsigis communities, have led to civilian deaths and displaced thousands. Areas under the curfew include Nkararu in Trans Mara West, and in Trans Mara South: Oldonyo-Orok, Siteti, Ololoma, Corner, Ratiki, Isokon, Kerinkani, Kondamet, Olkiloriti, Angata Barakoi, Kapkeres, Lolgorian town, Mashangwa, and Sachangwan.

Lagat instructed all suspected criminals with illegal guns to surrender the weapons within 72 hours or face action.

The latest incident occurred Friday night when a driver was shot dead, and several others were wounded after their vehicle was targeted.

The Kenya Red Cross reported that clashes in Angata Barakoi displaced over 1,800 people in three days. Children, women, and persons with disabilities were among the most affected, with food stores destroyed by fire.

Lagat urged the two communities to co-exist peacefully, warning against politicians or individuals inciting and financing the fighting. “We are profiling all those behind the menace and will be coming for them soon,” he said.

The directives followed a security assessment conducted Saturday morning by the two deputy police IGs alongside Ministry of Interior officials. During the visit, they held consultative meetings with local leaders, elders, and community members to pursue peace.

Rift Valley Regional Commissioner Abdi Hassan described the situation as grave, warning that the government would deal firmly with anyone fuelling the violence.

The clashes are reportedly linked to a long-standing land boundary dispute, which has left property worth millions of shillings destroyed.