Residents of Nyamanga village in Roret, Kapkisiara, Bureti sub-county, are reeling from shock and grief after two watchmen at the Roret Coffee Cooperative Society were brutally killed on Sunday night.

According to locals, the attackers are believed to be coffee parchment thieves who stole an undisclosed number of bags of dried coffee cherries.

The said watchmen were reportedly tied up and fatally hacked on their heads during the cause of the robbery.

A nearby resident, who regularly handles loading tasks at the cooperative, became suspicious when he saw individuals ferrying bags of coffee parchment from the society’s stores to the main road.

Alarmed and suspicious, he questioned why he hadn’t been informed of any loading activities and raised the alarm.

Coffee parchment

Realizing they had been seen, the suspects allegedly chased the witness for nearly a kilometer, but he managed to escape and alert the cooperative’s management.

When the management arrived at the scene, they found abandoned bags of coffee parchment, seemingly left behind by the fleeing thieves. The incident was immediately reported to Roret Police Station.

Police discovered the lifeless bodies of the two watchmen in a greenhouse on the property. The bodies were taken to Kapkatet Police Station as a manhunt for the suspects began.

The tragic event has left residents shaken, with many calling for increased security at the cooperative. Investigations are ongoing as authorities work to bring those responsible to justice.

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