The authorities have blamed what they called bandits from the Pokot ethnic group.

当局将此次事件归咎于他们所说的波科特族的土匪。

The police said they had encountered heavy resistance from the gunmen believe to be from the Pokot ethnic group with the Red Cross says are surrounding some 900 villagers.

警方称这些武装分子负隅顽抗，据悉这些人来自波克特少数民族，红十字会称该组织包围了大约900名村民。