The government has recovered 7,147 livestock,646 illegal firearms, and 285 rounds of ammunition in operation by the multi-agency team dubbed ‘Maliza Uhalifu.’
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said the government has made significant progress even though the seven affected counties have continued reporting incidences of cattle theft and killings.
Appearing before the National Security and Administration Committee, he revealed that the security operations have recovered 7,147 livestock,646 illegal firearms, and 285 rounds of ammunition.
“Cases of cross border animal raids/banditry have reduced significantly with members of the public welcoming the move,” he said.
Further, he said the move to flush bandits from their hideouts has effectively reduced insecurity in disturbed regions.
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“Many bandits escaped during the 24-hour public notice for vacation from disturbed areas. The bandits are regrouping. We will ensure no one return to the disturbed areas where criminals used to hide. We have credible information some bandits are trying to return but we will not allow them,” he said.
The Ministry of Interior will begin reestablishing education through school construction next month, as well as agricultural reform and road development, as normalcy returns to some troubled districts.
The bandits have been expelled from the gorges, valleys, escarpments, and hills that they had used as hideouts by the multi-agency security force leading the operation.
As security troops went in to drive out robbers on March 13, Kindiki ordered an emergency vacation for everyone living in the 27 gorges, escarpments, caves, ravines, hills, and forests.
The Korkoron Hills, Tandare Valley, and Silale Gorges were among the impacted Baringo locations.
Kindiki listed the Mukogodo Forest, Kamwenje, Warero, Ndonyoriwo, Lekuruki Hills, Losos, and Kiape Caves, and Sieku Valley as disturbed sites in Laikipia.
In Samburu, the government listed Ltungai Conservancy, Longewan, Nasuur, Lochokia and Lekadaar Escarpments; Lolmolok Caves, Pura Valley, Malaso Escarpment, and Suguta Valley.
