Kenya announces plans to mop up illegal firearms mop-up in banditry-prone Samburu and Baringo counties
Samburu West MP Naisula Lesuuda said insecurity in Malaso belt has displaced residents in 10 locations, forcing them to take refuge in nearby towns with police presence.
Interior minister issues routine ‘stern warning’ to bootleg whisky traffickers as Somali insurgents ravage north-eastern Kenya
The cabinet secretary said a special security team covering all counties has been formed to deal with the issue of criminal gangs, noting that already 175 suspected goons have been arrested in Trans Nzoia County and arraigned in court.
Kenyan president and cabinet accuse opposition of plotting a coup d’état as he positions kinsmen in strategic positions in military
In the aftermath of the protests that brought the entire country to a halt, Murkomen gave orders to police to shoot-on-sight anybody they perceive as a threat to “national security.” The order since been criticised by human rights activists and envoys accredited to Nairobi, forcing the minister to backtrack.
