Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has said that he will disclose senior individuals benefiting from banditry in the North Rift.
Through a statement by Kindiki, the three-week joint operation in the region by the National Police Service (NPS) and the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has brought about the revelations of a number of leaders linked to the banditry.
He stated that the intelligence has unearthed senior commanders, spiritual leaders, political patrons and the commercial beneficiaries who are in cahoots with the bandits.
“In a short while, we shall be circulating the names and photographs of these dark pillars of the evil network that is banditry,” said Kindiki.
“The government has conclusively identified the survival lifeblood that must now be cut to neutralise banditry for good. This vice has been supported all along by a toxic mix of bad terrain, weapon supply and banditry leadership,” he said.
He however noted that officers will not retire from the affected regions until they curb the menace.
He added that the government will offer significant money rewards to any citizen who will be of help in giving information on the gangs’ whereabouts.
The most affected regions are Baringo, Laikipia, Samburu, Turkana, West Pokot and Elgeyo Marakwet counties.
