Matiang'i arrives in Marsabit for security meeting

He is expected to inspect ongoing curfew operation.

In Summary

•Last week, Matiang'i extended the dusk to dawn security curfew in Marsabit for 30 more days to enable the ongoing operations to meet their targets.

•This follows the lapse of the earlier 30 day curfew period that was enforced on May 2.

Interior CS Fred Matiang'i having breakfast with Officers at KBC RDU Camp Marsabit.
Interior CS Fred Matiang'i having breakfast with Officers at KBC RDU Camp Marsabit.

Interior CS Fred Matiang'i has arrived in Marsabit ahead of a meeting to address insecurity in the region.

Matiang'i who arrived at the multiagency security camp around 8am was accompanied by security officials.

He was then showed around the vicinity ahead of their meeting. He is expected to inspect ongoing curfew operation. 

Last week, Matiang'i extended the dusk to dawn security curfew in Marsabit for 30 more days to enable the ongoing operations to meet their targets.

This follows the lapse of the earlier 30 day curfew period that was enforced on May 2.

Officials say the Marsabit operation has progressed according to the plans and police say there has been nil cases of attacks as it was in the past months.

So far more than 120 guns and 1,300 rounds of ammunitions among other crude weapons have been recovered from locals.

The recoveries were made in various Sub-Counties in Marsabit in the month long exercise.

The officers in the operation said they had also burst a racket of drug traffickers and recovered a large haul of marijuana drugs.

Police and administrative officers in the operation agreed to sustain sensitisation forums aimed at urging residents to voluntarily surrender arms with emphasis that the operation is not meant to target any community but to fish out criminals in the entire county.

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