The government says it is building permanent army and police bases in Kerio Valley, even planning a major training facility there. Interior boss Kipchumba Murkomen made the announcement while doing a Christmas visit to the Todo military camp in Kolowa, Baringo. He was hanging out with top cops like Eliud Lagat and Gilbert Masengeli, thanking troops for seizing over a thousand illegal guns in six months under Operation Maliza Uhalifu.
Murkomen stated the president already ordered this through the security council, aiming for a lasting solution like the Kiganjo training college. They are currently looking for land to set it up. He admitted some areas, like Turkwel and Kainuk, are still problematic due to mining crimes, but claimed work is scaling up. The whole thing is framed as making the region hospitable again after years of banditry and displacement.
This operation launched last year to stop cattle rustling and militia attacks in the valley. Armed groups would raid homesteads for livestock then hide in rough terrain. The new bases are supposedly meant to create buffer zones and sustain the recent calm, part of what Murkomen called a permanent security answer during his holiday photo op.
Murkomen stated the president already ordered this through the security council, aiming for a lasting solution like the Kiganjo training college. They are currently looking for land to set it up. He admitted some areas, like Turkwel and Kainuk, are still problematic due to mining crimes, but claimed work is scaling up. The whole thing is framed as making the region hospitable again after years of banditry and displacement.
This operation launched last year to stop cattle rustling and militia attacks in the valley. Armed groups would raid homesteads for livestock then hide in rough terrain. The new bases are supposedly meant to create buffer zones and sustain the recent calm, part of what Murkomen called a permanent security answer during his holiday photo op.
