The government is exploring ways of incorporating the police reservists in security operations, Roads CS Kipchumba Murkomen has said.
Underscoring their value, Murkomen said the Kenya Kwanza administration is committed to ending the rampant banditry and cattle rustling in the country.
"I wish to warn bandits that their days are numbered. As a government we are committed to bringing to an end cases of insecurity in this and other regions,” he said.
Murkomen was speaking at Loglogo in Marsabit when he launched the food distribution programme and livestock off-take programme.
He said measures are being put in place to ensure all regions that have for long experienced such cases are safe.
The cabinet secretary also affirmed the government’s resolve to mitigate the ongoing food crisis even as it finds the long-term solutions to protect Kenyans from the vagaries of drought.
"Food security is a top priority for the government of President William Ruto both in the short term and the long term," he said.
"As a government, we are focusing on the programmes that include the purchase and slaughter of livestock as well as extensive distribution together with rice and beans."
Murkomen has been vocal over the insecurity in various parts of the country.
In 2019, he caused a storm in the Senate following a directive to disarm more than 9,000 reservists in the volatile regions.
Senators from the pastoral communities also joined the debate reprimanding former CS Fred Matiangi, PS Karanja Kibicho and Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai terming the move a knee-jerk in combating insecurity.
