This archive report was first published on 22 June 2020.
June 22, 2020 - Nakuru, Kenya
Tension is running high in Nakuru's low-income estates of Flamingo, Kwa Rhonda, and Kivumbini after a gang fight on Friday night left one person dead and another injured.
The violence started at 9:30 pm when members of the 'Confirm gang' clashed with each other, leading to internal fighting.
Nakuru County Commandant, Stanley Kilonzi, said the gang members from Kwa Rhonda raided their colleagues in Flamingo, resulting in the death of Alphonse Ogae Ougo.
"They stabbed one of their members to death while another one was seriously injured and is admitted at the Nakuru County Referral Hospital," Kilonzi said.
The police boss added that the gangsters also torched two houses in the ensuing chaos.
Residents in the three estates are living in fear of retaliatory attacks, and a contingent of police officers has been deployed to avert revenge attacks.
