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100 goats recovered in security operation in Turkana

The multi-agency security operation in the North Rift continues to register successes the latest being the recovery of 100 goats, one AK 47 rifle, one magazine and 11 rounds of ammunition in at Namakat village, Katilu location in Turkana County.

A National Police Service (NPS) statement said the goats, which were stolen from Lochacha Village last week by suspected bandits, were later handed over to the rightful owner at GSU camp in Kainuk in the presence of a multi-agency security team including NGAO members from Sarmach and Lochacha.

Since it’s inception in 2023, the Operation Maliza Uhalifu police-led multi-agency team including Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and NPS has made tremendous progress including significant reduction in banditry attacks in the North Rift and Eastern regions.

The areas, which declared by former Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki, now Deputy President as “dangerous and disturbed areas”, are Baringo, Laikipia, Samburu, Turkana, West Pokot, Elgeyo Marakwet, Meru and Isiolo.

According to the police, so far, a total of  241 illegal firearms and over 15, 345 animals have been recovered, 272 persons arrested, and normalcy resumed and learning activities ongoing.

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