Security officers have embarked on a massive security operation in the banditry prone North Rift region following the latest by the suspected armed bandits.
A military chopper was spotted over the bandit-infested hills of Korkoron, Tandar, and Ramacha in Baringo county, sparking tension among locals, with signs of a possible bombardment.
The multi-agency team led by the military have intensified air and ground patrols at the borders in the troubled region as they seek to ensure that bandits who have been wreaking havoc in the region do not flee.
The situation in North Rift got out of hand and President William Ruto who is the Commander in Chief of the Defense Forces ordered for the deployment of the Military to the area to assist the National Police Service on dealing with the bandits.
The Kenya Defense Forces have moved in with some serious artillery as per the reports that we have with us from the scene.
Based on the intelligence that the military and the police have gathered so far, bandits are reportedly planning to use members of the public as human shields should the security officers take the war to their hideouts.
“Security agencies have established that bandit gangs have invited some members of the public who could probably be their family and kin to live with them, ostensibly to convert them to human shields in the event of engagement between security personnel and bandits,” Prof Kindiki is quoted by KBC.
by: Manabo