Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki on Friday, September 22, in Baringo County, gave clear instructions on how to manage banditry in the North Rift region.
The CS gave a directive that the security officers may have to dispatch criminals who would target to harm them to a place of no return.
“Any criminal that will try to use a weapon to shoot or try to harm a security officer, will go on a one-way trip
We will buy him a ticket on a journey where you don’t come back,” he said.
Additionally, he said that the security officers will aim at the individual criminals and stated that the government would not criminalize any community.
Interior CS Kithure Kindiki in Baringo County. PHOTO/Interior.
“In the fight against banditry and livestock theft, the multi-agency security officers will target individual criminals.
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The Government will not profile or criminalize any community,” he added.
Furthermore, the interior boss called on both the citizens and security officers to identify the criminals, adding that they taint the image of the whole community.
“Security officers must, with law abiding citizens, identify the few criminal elements who terrorize innocent residents, impoverish them economically, and taint the image of an entire community,” he added.
Kindiki – operation to continue
At the same time, the CS said that the ‘Operation Maliza Uhalifu‘ in North Rift Valley Counties continues. This is after they were gazetted as disturbed and dangerous areas.
The CS has called on the Security officers to bring to book all people that are involved in cattle rustling in the area.
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“Other than recovery of stolen livestock, security officers must also apprehend and prosecute masterminds, financiers, and handlers of stolen livestock” he ordered.
Tana River and Lamu Counties, for example, have recently experienced a surge in terrorist assaults.
Kindiki spoke at the Inauguration of the Akwichatis GSU Camp in Silale Ward, Tiaty Constituency, Baringo County.
