The thin blue line in Nandi County has turned into a line of terror. Residents of Chesumei Sub-county are up in arms, accusing officers from the Mosoriot Police Station of transforming into a uniformed gang that raids homes, assaults locals, and steals livestock under the guise of "enforcing court orders."

The accusations are damning. In a pre-dawn raid that felt more like a bandit attack than a police operation, officers allegedly stormed Saniak village on Saturday, sweeping away 16 dairy cows and 11 sheep. Abraham Keter, a victim of this state-sanctioned brutality, narrated a harrowing ordeal. "They didnt come to serve the law; they came to loot," Keter said, nursing injuries after being pistol-whipped by an officer.

"They Beat Me and Took My Cows"

Keter’s account is chilling. At 5:00 AM, over eight armed officers invaded his homestead. When he demanded an explanation, he was struck with a gun butt and pinned to the ground, forced to watch helplessly as his livelihood—his cattle—was loaded into a waiting lorry. [...](asc_slot://start-slot-5)This was not an auction; it was a heist.

• The Pattern: This is not an isolated incident. Locals claim the police have been conducting these illegal "operations" repeatedly, seizing electronics and livestock without proper documentation or inventory.
• The Cover-Up: Residents allege that when they follow up at the station, they are chased away or threatened with trumped-up charges. The "court orders" cited by the officers are never produced.
• Public Outcry: The community is now demanding the immediate intervention of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) and the Inspector General.

The situation in Nandi is a powder keg. When those sworn to protect life and property become the predators, the social contract is broken. The residents of Saniak are not just asking for their cows back; they are asking for justice against a rogue unit that has gone rogue.