State to foot medical bills of police reservist injured by bandits – Kindiki

Interior CS Kithure Kindiki on Wednesday visited National Police Reservist Stephen Murijo who was injured by bandits.

Murijo is admitted at Nanyuki Cottage Hospital where he is receiving medical care.

The police reservist was injured by bandits early in the week during an operation by the multi-agency security team.

The team was pursuing armed criminals who had stolen 75 heads of cattle from Enasoit Ranch that were all recovered.

"The government acknowledges and appreciates the pivotal role played by the National Police Reservists in supplementing efforts to combat bandits and other armed criminals in the ongoing Maliza Uhalifu Operation," he said.

He said the government will provide NHIF and medical cover for all NPR officers.

Kindiki said they will supply them with uniforms and other necessary equipment to facilitate their service delivery.

The CS spoke in Laikipia when he attended a meeting with the Laikipia county security team.

The meeting brought together a security intelligence team drawn from the office of the County Commissioner.

Interior CS lead an operation to flush out armed bandits to restore peace in security-prone areas.

The government said it had cleared bandits and other criminals from their hideouts in the North Rift.

While fielding questions in the Senate on April 26, Kindiki said the ongoing operation in the area had been a big success.

"All these places, the caves, gorges and ravines, all others that were being used as hideouts for bandits have been cleared and dominated by security forces," he said.

The operations were mounted in six troubled counties of Samburu, Elgeyo Marakwet, Baringo, Turkana, West Pokot and Marsabit.