Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kithure Kindiki has stated that the security operation dubbed Maliza Uhalifu will be extended to more counties.
Other than Turkana and Baringo, Kindiki noted that the operation will be extended to Meru, Isiolo and Marsabit.
“To effectively degrade bandit networks, the ongoing Maliza Uhalifu Operation, which commenced on February 14, 2023, is being extended into parts of Meru, Isiolo, and Marsabit Counties.
“New areas in the Northern Grazing Area in Meru North, parts of Isiolo and Marsabit Counties, and banditry hotspots in Samburu County will shortly come under curfew and emergency measures to facilitate the flushing out of bandits and recovery of stolen livestock,” Kindiki said in a statement on X.
The CS insisted that they new operation was key to restoring order in the affected areas.
“The government condoles and stands in solidarity with the families whose kin have been harmed and our frontline officers who have sacrificially fallen in the line of duty,” he added.
