Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has met Samburu leaders over banditry attacks at Harambee Annex.
Banditry attacks have been on the rise in the North rift regions including Samburu County where people have lost their lives and cattle stolen by the bandits, as well as displacement of families.
The consultative meeting was aimed at coming up various measures that would be undertaken to curb the menace in the county. During the meeting the CS urged the leaders who were in attendance to work together with the ministry to end the banditry attacks.
The meeting was attended by Samburu Senator Stephen Lelegwe, Pauline Lenguris (woman Representative) and other leaders from Samburu County.
This comes after the CS had visited the troubled Samburu County and announced new security measures to stem the rising levels of crime that also led to the death of MCA Paul Leshimpiro.
During his recent visit to Samburu, he ordered the deployment of highway security patrols to curb highway robberies that have become rampant in the region, over 200 people have died due to the attacks.
“Security agencies, local communities, and all interlocutors in the peace amend security space must stay the in course, periodically amend the strategic and tactical interventions for the suppression of the attacks,” he addressed residents of Maralal town.
Also, security Agencies and DCI have teamed up to curb the alarming menace in Samburu. Samburu governor Jonathan Lelelit was summoned by the agencies and grilled on the ongoing surge in banditry in the county.
He was being summoned for a second time and it is reported that the governor signed crucial documents on Tuesday at the DCI offices in Nakuru.
HARAMBEE HOUSE, NAIROBI, KENYA
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2024The Government regrets recent escalation of violent attacks in parts of Samburu County and undertakes to respond strongly to dismantle the organised gangs of bandits terrorising innocent citizens within Samburu and… pic.twitter.com/DRgmt1UL5b
— Kithure Kindiki (@KindikiKithure) March 6, 2024