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The government has spent Sh7.6 billion in the last six months to acquire sophisticated weapons to help combat insecurity.
Interior CS Kithure Kindiki says the government will spend over Sh29.4 billion in the next three years under the Police Equipment Modernization (PEM) program to acquire sophisticated protection and mobility equipment.
Equipment and kitting of frontline officers currently deployed in Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) in the North Eastern Region, the Boni Enclave, the Upper Eastern Region, and the North Rift Valley Kindiki said remains a key priority deliverable for the Kenya Kwanza Administration.
The government, he said, plans to acquire armored personnel carriers (APCs) and mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles (MRAPs), armored unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drones, gunship helicopters, mine sweepers, and personal protection equipment to support the sacrificial and patriotic work of our frontline officers.
On Wednesday, the CS commissioned and dispatched the first batch of equipment to support Operation Maliza Uhalifu in the North Rift Valley.
“The government remains focused on the complete suppression and neutralization of terrorism, banditry, livestock rustling, and other organized criminal activities as the sure way of turning around our national security and putting Kenya on a firm path to equitable development and shared prosperity,” said Kindiki.
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Operation Maliza Uhalifu: Mixed Results Amid Rising Banditry in North Rift
In 2023, the government deployed multi-agency agency troops comprising Kenya Defense Forces and the National Police Service under ‘Operation Maliza Uhalifu North Rift.
President William Ruto, in February 2023, ordered joint security operations in the North Rift.
Even with the heavy deployment and heightened security, bandits continue to cause disorder in parts of the North Rift.
Several attacks that have resulted in killings have been witnessed recently, with the latest being the killing of a police officer in Sibilo Location, Loruk, in Baringo County.
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Constable Simon Kandie, who was stationed at Mawego police station in Rachuonyo North, Homa Bay County, was on leave. He was shot on Tuesday in an early morning attack.
The daring bandits reportedly drove away several livestock after the shooting.
In February, Kagir Primary School’s head teacher was killed by suspected bandits. Thomas Kibet, a blind teacher, was killed on February 10, 2024, while on his way to Kipcherere Secondary School for his child’s academic day.
Early this year, suspected bandits sprayed bullets at Laikipia rancher Lucy Jennings, leaving her with gunshot wounds to her head and arm. She later succumbed to the injuries.
Leaders from the region have also been summoned by the Rift Valley Regional Directorate of Criminal Investigations in Nakuru and questioned over the escalating banditry.
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Samburu Governor Lati Lelelit, Turkana Governor Jeremiah Lomorukai, West Pokot Deputy Governor Robert Komolle, and Tiaty MP William Kamket are among the leaders who have been summoned.
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