The government through Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has given 24 hours to the people living in specific bandit-infested areas to evacuate as it prepares to flush out hundreds of bandits hiding in rugged terrain.
The areas affected by the evacuation order include parts of Baringo, Laikipia, Samburu and Turkana counties.
These areas include; Korkoron Hills, Tandare Valley and Silale Gorges in Baringo County; Mukogodo Forest; Kamwenje, Warero and Ndonyoriwo; Lekuruki Hills, Losos and Kiape Caves and Sieku Valley in Laikipia County; Ltungai Conservancy, Longewan, Nasuur, Lochokia and Lekadaar Escarpments; Lolmolok Caves, Pura Valley, Malaso Escarpment and Suguta Valley in Samburu County.
Others are Kapelbok, Nakwamoru, Lebokat, Ombollion, Nadome and Kamur caves in Turkana County; the Turkwell Escarpment at the interface of West Pokot and Turkana Counties.
“The above specified spaces are hereby declared scenes of crime and any person found therein from Monday March 13, 2023 at 0830 hours will be treated as a suspect of armed banditry, or as a suspect of aiding and abetting banditry, or an accessory after the fact. Everyone must get out,” Kindiki said.
Kindiki also prohibited low-altitude overflight by any aircraft in the area, with the exception of operational aircraft. He warned that any other aircraft found would be considered a threat.
The government has set out to detain the bandits who have been terrorizing residents and security forces with sporadic attacks. According to the CS, the bandits have been hiding in gorges, ravines, and caves, and they have also recruited unarmed civilians, including women and children, to act as human shields.
Kindiki stated that the government has identified the leaders and beneficiaries of the bandit groups and will pursue them. He claimed that one of the bandits’ spiritual leaders had already been apprehended and would face justice soon.
“Intelligence has led us to identify a handful of senior commanders in charge of the bandit network as well as their spiritual leaders, political patrons and the commercial beneficiaries of bandit gangs. We know who they are, where they are and how they are operating,” he said.
He admitted that the operation would be costly and dangerous, as nearly a dozen people had already died this week. He stated that the government will offer rewards for information leading to the arrest of bandit commanders, as well as implement new security measures.
He reassured the public that the government is committed to restoring peace and stability in the affected areas.
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