Nairobi, Kenya, Feb 24 – Kenya is collaborating with Uganda and South Sudan to police its border points in an effort to prevent bandits from fleeing the country in the wake of the ongoing security operation in the North Rift.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said Friday that the government is working with its neighbors to ensure Kenyans accused of crimes in other countries are prosecuted according to their laws.
“Kenya is currently engaged with its neighbors Uganda and South Sudan to ensure that we seal off all channels by which criminals may escape from one territorial jurisdiction another and those who are locked in those jurisdictions are consigned there and dealt with in accordance with the law of those countries,”Kindiki said.
While commenting on the ongoing security operation, Kindiki said that exercise is the best interest of the country and aims to guarantee the safety of citizens and visitors.
He called on Kenyans and other allies to work together with security agencies to ensure the success of the security operation.
“As such, we appeal for patriotic solidarity of all the people of Kenya, the friends of Kenya all stakeholders including the media to isolate criminals and draw a line between them and the rest of us,’ he said.
Kindiki stated that the three-day amnesty for surrender of illegal firearms will not be extended whatsoever.
As at Friday, the security boss said that they had received 39 firearms, 136 rounds of ammunition and 1 FRG (Fragmented Rifle Grenade).
In regards to the curfew order in parts of the North Rift, Kindiki stated that it has largely been adhered to save for minor incidences which he says which have been dealt with accordingly.
“To date, 124 persons have been arrested for violating the curfew orders and have been arraigned in court,” he said.
He reiterated that the security deployment in the North Rift region will remain permanent and will outlive the current operation to flush-out livestock-stealing bands of terrorists whom he says have caused immeasurable human suffering for nearly a century.
“However, we are not distracted from other security priorities that the country is facing,” he said.
He pointed out that the Government remains alert in order to detect, deter and neutralize any security threat within the borders of the country.
