Police in Kisumu are investigating an incident where a man was killed for preventing alleged cattle rustlers from going about their mission in Ngege area, Nyakach subcounty.
Police in collaboration with DCI officers visited the area and established that the suspected thieves invaded a home in Kobong'o village in Wahanda East Kadiang'a and committed the heinous crime.
A police report from Ogoro police station, Ngegen police post said the victim was targeted for his efforts in preventing purported theft of cattle in the home.
The DCI said the man was found dead in his house with an arrow lodged on the right side of the head and one in the stomach.
According to police, the victim also had deep panga cuts on the head and both hands.
Police said the suspected cattle rustlers did not steal any animals after the attack.
The police said the body was removed to Nyabondo mission hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem.
The officers said the area remains volatile.
Cattle rustling remains a hard nut to crack despite deliberate efforts by the government to end the menace across the country.
Measures taken include declaring at least six counties as disturbed and a multiagency security team deployed to deal with suspected bandits advancing the old-fashioned culture that has been exploited by criminals for economic and political gain.
On November 11, at least seven people, among them bandits, lost their lives in incidences involving theft and recovery of cattle in Isiolo and Samburu counties.
In the Bojidare area, an unknown number of suspected bandits armed with assault rifles invaded Manyattas while shooting, and in the process, they stole about 250 cows and 300 goats around 2.30am.
A multiagency National Police Service officers comprising Kenya Police, Anti-Stock Theft Unit and National Police Reservists officers trailed and recovered all 300 goats plus 30 cows.
During the incident, two people lost their lives, and three others were injured.
The injured were evacuated to Isiolo District Hospital for treatment, while the deceased were handed over to their families for burial according to Muslim rites.