"It is our cardinal responsibility to take care of you and your property. This is not a short term exercise, but a sustained operation. We will triple the number of officers and stay here until we conclusively sort out this issue," he said.
Matiangi directed the reopening of schools that have closed due to insecurity beginning Monday and assured residents enough police officers will be deployed to ensure safety.
On Tuesday, there was a suspected arson attempt in one of the schools in the area.
According to a police report, suspected armed bandits torched down a store in Merigwiti Primary and intended to cause more damage.
Matiang'i has assured displaced families that the government will help them return to their farms and tore build houses razed down by bandits.
The CS donated assorted foodstuffs, bedding and iron sheets to the more than 150 affected families.
To expedite land adjudication and issuance of title deeds to residents, the CS said officials from the Ministry of Lands will camp in the area in the coming days.
"You have a right to live and own property anywhere in the Republic of Kenya. This is our country. Whoever thinks they can drive you out has simply underestimated the power of the government. No Kenyan will be displaced due to the balkanization we witness when approaching the elections. We are not short of means. We are resolute as government, and among the strategies, we are deploying is the issuance of title deeds,” he said.
The CS put on notice politicians inciting violence and said more of them will be arrested.
“I want to be honest with our political leaders. You are not going to use the lives of our people as collateral. We understand the kind of balkanization towards elections. We know what you plan and the people you fraternize with. We are coming for you,” he said.
Edited by D Tarus
