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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has declared South Turkana National Reserve a crime of scene and security operational area. Kindiki said the bandits and criminals use the reserve as a hiding place to ambush and rob travellers plying the Lodwar-Kitale route.<\/p>\n

He was on Thursday in Turkana to commission the Lokichogio subcounty and instal the first deputy county commissioner. Kindiki on June 7 announced the creation of four new subcounties in Turkana to ease administration and tame insecurity.<\/p>\n

He said the four new administrative units of Suguta, Lokiriama, Aroo and Lokichogio will facilitate accessible, affordable and expeditious delivery of services.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe banditry attacks had stopped for some months, but recently there was an attack. We must win the war against the cattle rustlers. We have discovered one of the areas which is incubating criminals is the South Turkana National Reserve,” Kindiki said. He said many bandits and criminals are hiding in the bushes, especially in the area between Kainuk and Kaakong.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd for that reason we have declared the entire region of South Turkana National Reserve as a security operational area and we are going to gazette it afresh. We are going to declare all-out war on everybody who is hiding there committing crimes in the name of looking for pasture,\u201d Kindiki said.<\/p>\n

He said once the gazette notice is out, only wild animals and KWS officials will be allowed in the South Turkana National Reserve. “When you look at me, do I look like someone who can be defeated by criminals? Their days are numbered. We must flush out bandits and criminals,” Kindiki said.<\/p>\n

He warned that anybody found within that reserve after the expiry of the notice will be treated as a suspect in armed banditry. The order of CS Kindiki comes after Turkana leaders, led by Governor Jeremiah Lomorukai, decried the rise in highway robbery and banditry attack on passengers plying Lodwar-Kitale route.<\/p>\n

Lomorukai said last week a village administrator was shot dead after their vehicle was attacked by bandits between KWS and Kaakong. He lauded the government for deploying National Police Reservists across the county to increase security.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe appreciate CS Kindiki for NPRs deployment. You promised to give us 100 NPRs and in the shortest period. You gave us 50, please give us more to enhance peace with our neighbours,\u201d Lomorukai said.<\/p>\n

He has called on the government to commission the remaining additional subcounties including Aroo, Lokiriama and Suguta to improve security in the region. Turkana West MP Daniel Epuyo said the NPRs have helped improve security along the border with South Sudan.<\/p>\n

Turkana Woman MP Cecilia Ngitit urged the government to eradicate banditry by deploying Kenya Defence Forces to the boundaries of Kenya, South Sudan and Ethiopia.<\/p>\n

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