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Panic gripped Siwot village of Nakuru county after unknown person chopped off udder and reproductive parts of an expectant cow last night belonging to an athlete.

The Cow belonged to a retired long distance runner Kipkurui Misoi.

Speaking on Sunday morning, Misoi who is a marathoner said the unknown persons have chopped off the private parts of over 11 cows in the last three months in his village.

The KDF instructor who spoke bitterly with his wife said they woke up to the rude shock forcing hundreds of locals to mill around condemning the incident.

"I woke up to a rude shock to see my cow worth Sh 60,000 dead" he said.

Misoi said he was forced to ask for assistance of the locals to slaughter the animal to check on the teat of the cow.

"We slaughtered the expectant cow and found the calf dead. The cow was expected to give birth next month." he said.

Such incidences are rampant in around Bararget,Keringet amongst other areas.

Last week at Moto village, Molo sub-county, a school teacher was forced to get assistance from a "witch doctor" from neighbouring country Tanzania which saw his close friend eat grass following rampant theft of animals in the area.

Keringet sub locational assistant chief Peter Langat said such over hundred incidences gave been reported in the past one year and said locals are free to source for any assistance to establish the malicious individual causing loses.

-Amos Kerich/ The Star
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