The Governor's appearance also brought an end to a dispute over his failure to attend earlier committee sessions, with senators cancelling an arrest warrant that had been issued against him.
By Maureen KinyanjuiIn a statement on Sunday, the commission said the incidents were threatening Kenyans’ right to life, security, freedom of movement and political participation, warning that these rights must be protected before they are violated.
By David AbonyoThe Interior said the return of security had allowed children who had been kept away from classrooms to resume learning, while families whose homes were destroyed had started putting their lives back together.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe attack has raised fresh concern over the safety of people living in parts of Isiolo, where livestock theft and armed attacks have continued to put both residents and security personnel at risk.
By Bradley BosireIn a statement on Wednesday, the governor said the attack was “deeply saddening and unacceptable”, as residents and security officers continue to lose their lives to armed banditry in the area.
By David AbonyoKidnappings have become a serious source of revenue for Nigeria’s many armed groups, both for jihadists and non-ideological gangs of criminals locally known as bandits.
By Samuel OtienoThe attack happened on Sunday in Tofa, located in Rabah district, with the assailants also making away with a large number of livestock, according to local resident Hadiyyatullahi Hamisu.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe army said its troops mobilised alongside the police immediately after hearing about the abduction, in the Tsafe area of Zamfara on Saturday afternoon.
By Samuel OtienoCS Murkomen said the officers had acquired the skills needed to respond to modern security challenges, including violent extremism, organised criminal activities and threats that cut across Kenya's borders.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe National Police Service described the recovery as a demonstration of the impact of coordinated security operations being undertaken under Operation Maliza Uhalifu, an initiative established by the Ministry of Interior and National Administration to tackle insecurity, banditry and organised crime in affected regions.
By Chrispho OwuorIn a statement issued on Sunday, Kalonzo said the attack, carried out by what he described as “a gang of approximately 40 heavily armed bandits,” left “six men and one woman… killed” in Kwa Kamari Trading Centre, adding that “their bodies bore gunshot wounds and machete cuts” while one survivor remains hospitalised in critical condition.
By David AbonyoThe incident disrupted calm in the grazing area around midday on Saturday after a resident of Kangeta raised the alarm, reporting that armed bandits had descended on the fields and driven away an unconfirmed number of cattle while also stealing a motorcycle.
By David AbonyoThe Deputy President noted that the stabilisation of security has enabled the government to roll out a wide range of development projects that were previously disrupted by insecurity.
By Bradley BosireInterior CS Kipchumba Murkomen says political leaders mobilising youth for violence now pose the greatest security threat, even as Kenya reports gains against banditry and recovers 2,000 illegal guns.
By David AbonyoKindiki said banditry had existed for more than a decade and insisted the government would “crush the criminals” as it did in previous security operations.
By Chrispho OwuorTips can be reported at the nearest police station, through toll-free lines 999, 911, or 112, anonymously via the Fichua kwa DCI hotline on 0800722203, or through WhatsApp at 0709570000.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe operation was triggered by a distress call from a resident of Marti Location reporting that a herdsman grazing goats along the Marti–Sulubei Road had been ambushed by unknown raiders who forcefully drove away the livestock.
By David AbonyoIn a statement issued on Saturday, December 20, the Deputy Inspectors General of Police, Eliud Lagat and Gilbert Masengeli, declared the two areas security-disturbed and dangerous. The move followed a security review carried out earlier in the day by the two officers alongside officials from the Ministry of Interior.
By Maureen KinyanjuiKindiki said the State has already deployed additional specialised security personnel alongside more national police reservists to the affected areas, signalling an intensified effort to dismantle the networks responsible for attacks and cattle rustling.
By Bradley BosireSpeaking on Saturday during the Elgeyo-Marakwet Economic Empowerment Engagement at Sambirir Grounds in Marakwet East, Kindiki said removing illegal firearms from the hands of civilians was the final step toward restoring full normalcy after years of insecurity caused by armed banditry.
By Bradley BosireTo address the outbreak, Turkana County has launched a 10-day integrated immunisation campaign that began last Saturday, as part of a national effort to stop the spread of measles-rubella and drug-resistant typhoid.
By Maureen Kinyanjui