Written By John Mutiso 📝
Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i has declared a dusk-to-dawn curfew in Marsabit for the next 30 days following cases of insecurity in the bandit-prone area.
This comes after Thursday’s banditry attack that recently resulted in the deaths of five people including a Chief and an Assistant Chief.
Speaking during a press conference at the General Service Unit Headquarters, Matiang’i stated that the curfew will also allow security agencies to deal with the illegal proliferation of firearms in Isiolo and Marsabit counties.
He also stated that the curfew will be effected on Monday, May 2 up to around Wednesday, June 1.
“We are not going there to be popular, we are going there to bring change. We have to bring the place to order. We have a team that will consistently update you on our progress in Marsabit,” CS Matiang’i said.
He ordered a crackdown on illegal mining activities, which appear to be contributing to the rise in insecurity.
Matiang’i also declared Kom Sub-location in Isiolo County a disturbed area for the next 30 days, noting that the government has been relocating security resources in the area to deal with suspected bandits.
Last week, Loglogo Senior Chief Kennedy Kongoman, Lokileleng’i Assistant Chief Keena Moga and the three other victims were in the pursuit of stolen cattle in the Awaye area when they were ambushed by unknown attackers.
