The government has imposed a seven-day dusk-to-dawn curfew in Tipis and Mwisho wa Lami areas of Mau Narok, Nakuru County, following renewed ethnic clashes that left one person dead and eight others injured.
The violence, which erupted on Saturday along the Nakuru–Narok border, saw at least 12 homes torched and dozens of families displaced. Survivors said armed groups stormed villages at night, forcing residents to flee as houses went up in flames.
In the wake of the chaos, Narok County Commissioner Kipketch Lotiatia confirmed the clashes stemmed from a dispute over electricity connections, which escalated into road blockades and violent confrontations.
Nakuru County Commissioner Loyford Kibaara announced that police have been deployed to enforce the curfew and man new temporary posts in the affected areas.
“We are setting up a police post and leaving officers on the ground for one week. During curfew hours, no movement will be allowed between Nakuru and Narok,” Kibaara said on Sunday.
The dusk-to-dawn restriction, officials said, is aimed at halting further bloodshed between the Maasai and Kikuyu communities, who have long coexisted in the region but are now locked in fresh tensions.
Meanwhile, displaced families are pleading for humanitarian aid as security forces work to restore calm.
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