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A team of police was dispatched to the area and traced the attackers to Samburu.
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No recovery had been made so far and police said they are making efforts over the same.
A group of gunmen raided a village in Isiolo and killed a herder before escaping with 100 cows.
Police said the raid happened on Sunday, August 25 morning in Kambi Garba area.
The gang shot a herder in the chest as they invaded a homestead killing him on the spot.
The group then drove off with the cows that were in the compound.
Police said the herder was rushed to hospital but succumbed to the injuries while on the way.
A team of police was dispatched to the area and traced the attackers to Samburu.
No recovery had been made so far and police said they are making efforts over the same.
The area is among those still experiencing cattle rustling menace.
The government has been putting measures to address the menace. More resources have been dedicated to efforts to address the menace.
For instance, more vehicles have been dispatched to the areas to help in addressing the issue.
But gangs keep attacking for animals which has negatively affected the region at large.
The area is among those under police operation to recover illegal weapons in the hands of civilians.
The operation started three months ago and involved multi-agency teams covering various counties.
The Operation Komesha Uhalifu North Rift targets Baringo, West Pokot, Turkana, Samburu, Marsabit and Isiolo counties.
Besides retributive reaction, strategic investment and sustainable development have also taken a prominent place among the government’s planned crime control interventions for Kenya’s Northern frontier and the Kerio Valley belt.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said the long-term vision is to empower the communities to actively take part in the war against animal rustling and undertake legitimate nation-building activities.
He said plans to distribute subsidized agricultural inputs and extension services to area residents in a bid to revive farming activities as a source of livelihood.
“We are coming to dismantle not only the criminals themselves but also to bring down the entire chain that has been the cattle and livestock rustling industry,” he said.