CS Kindiki to unmask bigwigs who have been fueling banditry in the north.
CS Kindiki to unmask senior individuals, who have been found to have been benefitting from the perennial banditry in the North rift.
In his statement, the cabinet secretary revealed that they have been working jointly with the Kenya defence forces and national police service, through high intelligence to retrieve these individuals from hiding.
He stated,” The intelligence has unmasked the senior commanders, spiritual leaders, political patrons and the commercial beneficiaries working with the bandits. Before long, we will be laying bare the identity of the aforementioned individuals.”
“One spiritual leader who has been providing prophetic support to the bandits has been apprehended.In a short while, we shall be circulating the names and photographs of these dark pillars of the evil network that is banditry,” he added.
In the last seven months over 135 Kenyans, including 20 officers, have been killed in Baringo, Laikipia, Samburu, Turkana, West Pokot and Elgeyo Marakwet Counties, as a result of banditry.
Last week alone, nearly 12 Kenyans have been killed in Malaso, Pura and Kur Kur areas while six others have been murdered in Tot, Elgeyo Marakwet County.
He stated,”During the same period, dozens of schools have been closed, thousands of families displaced, and public amenities and infrastructure destroyed by these criminal gangs.”
Kindiki added that the government, has finally found a way to eliminate the bandits completely, by cutting off their fueling source.
He stated,”This vice has been supported all along by a toxic mix of bad terrain, weapon supply and banditry leadership. What then must we do?”
”In the days and months ahead, we shall collect every illegal gun, and every weapon in the hands of criminals, whether by voluntary surrender or by force,” he added.
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