Nairobi — Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki will on Wednesday meet Security Chiefs and Intelligence Committee in Marsabit Town to develop approaches in addressing deteriorating security in the region.
The meeting follows recent cases of ethnic killings and retaliations among the communities in Marsabit County in the last few weeks.
The CS will later announce new security measures to address insecurity.
The meeting comes a day after four people were killed were killed by unknown people.
On Tuesday, CS Kindiki ordered the immediate deployment of Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) in Meru North to tame the wave of cattle rustling between Meru and Isiolo Counties.
Kindiki, who was addressing a security public baraza at Ndoleli Chief’s Camp in Igembe North Constituency, Meru County, also declared the Meru North region a security operation zone, similar to the North Rift where a multi-agency team is waging a war against banditry.
The move comes following a spate of attacks that has led to loss of lives the latest being the death of George Kaliunga, former Member of County Assembly of Antubetwe Kiongo Ward lost his life to armed criminals who had executed a livestock theft raid on Sunday.
“I am ordering Meru County Commissioner and his Tharaka Nithi counterpart to meet today and immediately come up with a plan to resolve border and land disputes between residents in the two counties. You must submit a comprehensive plan by tomorrow (Wednesday),” Kindiki said.
The Interior CS directed the security in Meru North and across the country to use all the skills and experience and utilize the resources at their disposal to identify criminals who are disrupting the lives of citizens.
“We must be more pre-emptive than reactive in security management,” he said.
The Interior CS vowed to crash the bandits in the Meru North adding that the government will deal with them ruthlessly.
Kindiki further ordered the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to constitute a special team that will probe the killing of the former MCA.
He added that the government will ensure all those responsible for his death are brought to book.
Kindiki, who was addressing a security public baraza at Ndoleli Chief’s Camp in Igembe North Constituency, Meru County, also declared the Meru North region a security operation zone, similar to the North Rift where a multi-agency team is waging a war against banditry.
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The move comes following a spate of attacks that has led to loss of lives the latest being the death of George Kaliunga, former Member of County Assembly of Antubetwe Kiongo Ward lost his life to armed criminals who had executed a livestock theft raid on Sunday.
“I am ordering Meru County Commissioner and his Tharaka Nithi counterpart to meet today and immediately come up with a plan to resolve border and land disputes between residents in the two counties. You must submit a comprehensive plan by tomorrow (Wednesday),” Kindiki said.
The Interior CS directed the security in Meru North and across the country to use all the skills and experience and utilize the resources at their disposal to identify criminals who are disrupting the lives of citizens.
“We must be more pre-emptive than reactive in security management,” he said.
The Interior CS vowed to crash the bandits in the Meru North adding that the government will deal with them ruthlessly.
Kindiki further ordered the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to constitute a special team that will probe the killing of the former MCA.
He added that the government will ensure all those responsible for his death are brought to book.
