Residents in Eregi village in Ikolomani, Kakamega County, are mourning the death of two brothers who were killed following a fight about ownership of family trees.

The two brothers attended a family meeting called by the area Assistant Chief to resolve a standoff over the trees when things became chaotic. An argument erupted, resulting in a brawl.

PHOTO | COURTESY police car

Gunshots were fired in an attempt to stop the developing brawl as the brothers armed themselves with machetes and lunged for each other's throats.

The bodies of the deceased were then transferred to the Mbale hospital mortuary.