Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers shot four teenagers from Barut and Mwariki Villages while illegally fishing in the Lake Nakuru National Park.

The four, Barack Obama, Obedi Luka, Sammy Njenga, and Alvin Williams, are all nursing bullet wounds at Nakuru Teaching and Referral Hospital as investigations begin to determine what happened.

Beatrice Achieng, whose 15-year-old son was among those injured, described the traumatic events.

"My son was sitting on the rocks outside. When he saw the officers shooting, he jumped and ran inside to me. At the gate, he was shot."

Barrack's situation is similar to that of 17-year-old Obedi Luka, who received a gunshot wound to his left thigh.

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 “Around 4 PM, I met my friend Dickie, who had been shot by the officers. When it began to rain, I went to a neighbor's house for shelter. Suddenly, the officers started shooting,” Alvin William recalled.

"There were three Land Cruisers, and the officers were shooting live rounds, overturning the vehicles as they sped away. When I arrived, I found four young men lying on the ground. By 6:30 PM, they returned, and my son had been shot in the leg,” Obedi Luka's mother, Lilian Wanga, said.

"They were not fishing. My son was wearing shorts and a T-shirt, just like friends visiting each other. They were taken from there," Sammy Njenga's mother, Faith Wambui, stated.

The Chief Nursing Officer at Nakuru Hospital, Arphaxard Kemboi, said the four patients are in stable condition.

 “Two have been taken to the theater for bullet removal, while the other two are being managed at the ward level and are stable."

Investigations into what happened have begun, with families, residents, and local leaders calling for the arrest of the officers involved.

"It is surprising that these KWS officers have such behavior. The law states that if someone commits an offense, they should be arrested and taken to the nearest police station."Samuel Arama, MP for Nakuru West, remarked.

The four young men are currently receiving treatment at Nakuru Teaching and Referral Hospital