The Government has acquired new mobility equipment for our security officers deployed in Wajir, Mandera, and Garissa Counties, and other areas which are affected by the threat of terror.
The equipment, which includes armoured personnel carriers and mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles will be distributed to our security officers from next week, in a program aimed at ensuring that the North Eastern, Upper Eastern and Upper Coastal Regions are safe and secure like the rest of the Country, and open them up for development and investment.
“The Kenya Kwanza administration, under the leadership of President William Ruto, is committed to secure every part of the Country and deal ruthlessly with persons involved in contraband trade, trafficking in narcotics, human trafficking, banditry and livestock rustling,” said Interior CS Kithure Kindiki in Wajir yesterday.
All Sub-Counties in Wajir County and other parts of the Country that were gazetted are said to be operationalized within this financial year, to ease access to Government services. Next month (March 2024). CS Kidiki reported that National Police Reservists (NPRs) would be recruited and trained, to supplement the efforts of multi-agency security officers deployed in Wajir County to combat financiers, planners and orchestrators of terror attacks.
He also operationalized Eldas South Sub-County in Wajir County, commissioned the Sub-County Headquarters and installed Samuel Mokua as the first Deputy County Commissioner.
Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi, Senator Abass Sheikh, Woman Representative Fatuma Jehow, Eldas MP Adan Keynan, Adan Daud (Wajir East), Mohamed Adow (Wajir South), Yussuf Mohamed Farah (Wajir West), MCAs and members of the public were in attendance.