Inspector General (IG) of Police Joseph Boinnet has ordered Rift Valley police officers to end the clashes at Kainuk area on the border between West Pokot and Turkana counties.
Boinnet’s statement comes after bandits on Saturday launched an attack in the area where at least six people were left dead and yet attacked on Sunday where three people lost their lives..
According to a statement released on Monday, I.G Boinnet directed Rift Valley Regional Police Commander (RPC) Edward Mwamburi to “use all available Police resources to end the violence and restore order to allow members of the public to lead normal lives.”
“The RPC has further been ordered to step up investigations into the role of certain identified individuals who are suspected of inciting violence in the area, and bring them to book in accordance with the law,” added the statement.
We wish to inform the public that in the wake of the recent spate of rustling / bandit attacks around Kainuk and its environs along the border of Turkana / West Pokot Counties, the Inspector General has ordered the Regional Police Commander, Rift Valley to use all … 1/3
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The IG also urged residents to cooperate with the police to ensure the rustlers and bandits are weeded out for the sake of their own safety.
Kainuk area has witnesses a series of gunfires between the police and bandits for the last three days.
However, the residents are blaming their neighbours for constantly raiding their homes to steal livestocks.