Interior CS Kithure Kindiki now says that the multi-agency security team deployed to flush out bandits in Rift Valley will remain in the area.
In a statement on Saturday, the CS termed the multi-agency operation to flush out bandits in Rift Valley a success.
"The process of liberating the six North Rift Valley region counties from the jaws of bandits and armed criminals is a great success so far.
"The multi-agency security team spearheading the operation has flushed out the bandits from the gorges, valleys, escarpments, and hills that they had turned into their hideouts. These areas will remain under the command of security officers," Kindiki said.
The CS had visited the Operation Maliza Uhalifu Command Centre at Chemolingot, Tiaty in Baringo county on Saturday.
During the visit, he among other things reviewed the operation's progress at the Joint National Police Service (NPS) and Kenya Defence Forces (KDF).
Kindiki lauded the multi-agency team for their commitment to ensuring that the bandit-hit regions are safe and secure.
"The Government commends security officers in the frontline for their dedication, diligence, and commitment."
Kindiki's visit comes a day after he toured Shakahola for a second time in less than a week, to oversee the upscaled exhumation of bodies at the 800-acre land belonging to controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie.
