Residents of Nyamanga in Roret, Bureti sub-county, Kericho were shocked after bodies of two watchmen were found on Sunday night at the Roret Coffee Cooperative Society.
The two men were killed by unknown attackers who are believed to have stolen bags of dried coffee cherries.
The watchmen were reportedly tied up and attacked with sharp objects, leading to their deaths.
An eyewitness who saw people moving coffee bags from the society’s store to the main road, grew suspicious and reported it to the cooperative’s management.
“When the attackers realized I have seen them, they chased me for nearly a kilometer but lucky enough, I survived,” the witness narrated.
Fortunately, he managed to escape and inform the cooperative’s management about what he had seen.
Upon arriving at the scene, the management found bags of coffee cherries left behind as the thieves fled.
They immediately contacted the Roret Police Station. When the police arrived, they discovered the two watchmen’s bodies inside a greenhouse on the property.
The police launched a search for the suspects, while the community mourns the loss of the two men. Investigations are still ongoing.
