March 5, 2017
Nairobi, Kenya
Former British Army officer is shot dead on his ranch in northern Kenya
Source: Kenya Citizen TV Kenya Herders kill Sosian ranch director in Laikipia County
A former British Army officer has been shot dead on his Kenyan ranch by raiders among a vicious tribal battle between warring militias, according to reports.
Father-of-two Tristan Voorspuy was shot dead after he went to inspect the remains of a friend's home that had been burnt down on Friday.
The British cavalry veteran had ridden to the property on the Sosian ranch on Sunday morning but farm staff lost contact with him at noon and he was later discovered dead.
One neighbour said: 'He rode out to look at what was left of Richard's house. He never came back. We flew over the area to look for him.
'The horse had been shot in the leg and he was dead in front of the house.'
The ranch is in the region of Laikipia which was once a tourist paradise Offbeat Safaris. Mobile Riding Safaris and Camps and Lodges in Kenya but has been plunged into chaos by warring tribes with several Kenyans killed or forced from their homes.
In recent weeks cattle herders armed with automatic rifles have left a trail of destruction in northern Kenya while searching for grazing land - killing elephants, giraffes, zebras and lions.
Invaders from the Samburu, Pokot and Masai tribe have rampaged through the area after stockpiling ammunition made in government factories.
Officials have reportedly not yet reached his body on the Sosian ranch amid security fears caused by a heavily armed militia holed up on the hillside above the ranch.
Source: Army veteran Tristan Voorspuy shot dead on ranch in Kenya | Daily Mail Online
More Info:
More police deployed to flush out illegal grazers in Laikipia ranches
Source: K24TV Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
Former British Army officer is shot dead on his ranch in northern Kenya
Source: Kenya Citizen TV Kenya Herders kill Sosian ranch director in Laikipia County
A former British Army officer has been shot dead on his Kenyan ranch by raiders among a vicious tribal battle between warring militias, according to reports.
Father-of-two Tristan Voorspuy was shot dead after he went to inspect the remains of a friend's home that had been burnt down on Friday.
The British cavalry veteran had ridden to the property on the Sosian ranch on Sunday morning but farm staff lost contact with him at noon and he was later discovered dead.
One neighbour said: 'He rode out to look at what was left of Richard's house. He never came back. We flew over the area to look for him.
'The horse had been shot in the leg and he was dead in front of the house.'
The ranch is in the region of Laikipia which was once a tourist paradise Offbeat Safaris. Mobile Riding Safaris and Camps and Lodges in Kenya but has been plunged into chaos by warring tribes with several Kenyans killed or forced from their homes.
In recent weeks cattle herders armed with automatic rifles have left a trail of destruction in northern Kenya while searching for grazing land - killing elephants, giraffes, zebras and lions.
Invaders from the Samburu, Pokot and Masai tribe have rampaged through the area after stockpiling ammunition made in government factories.
Officials have reportedly not yet reached his body on the Sosian ranch amid security fears caused by a heavily armed militia holed up on the hillside above the ranch.
Source: Army veteran Tristan Voorspuy shot dead on ranch in Kenya | Daily Mail Online
More Info:
More police deployed to flush out illegal grazers in Laikipia ranches
Source: K24TV Kenya
