30-day curfew in Kapedo lifted as 53 firearms are recovered
The Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has lifted the dusk to dawn 30-day curfew in Kapedo, Turkana County border after 53 firearms were recovered in a security operation.
He said that the operation was made possible through the efforts of security teams the chiefs, peace committees, inter-faith groups and the elders through high level engagements with the illegal firearm holders.
“Cattle rustling, banditry and general lawlessness has been brought under control. Learning, and other socio-economic activities have also now resumed,” he said.
However, he said that the county shall retain the 10.00 pm to 4.00 am nationwide curfew in line with the Presidential Directives on the Revised Covid-19 Containment Measures.
In addition, he said that road blocks within Kapedo area will be retained but humanitarian assistance shall be facilitated by security officers to ensure that it reaches the targeted beneficiaries.
Matiang’i said the government’s comprehensive and multi-faceted responses to insecurity and lawlessness continues to dramatically change the security landscape within the region and beyond.
“A collaborative partnership by various State and Non-State agencies, including the National and County Governments, Private Sector and Civil Society has contributed largely to return to the relative normalcy in the region.”
He added security teams in the area will not relent but rather step up vigilance and patrols to ensure that the security situation does not slip back.
“In this regard, therefore, we shall maintain strong operational patrols within the area. We appeal to the general public to continue working closely with the security agencies through regular information sharing in support of the efforts for peace and tranquillity in the larger Rift Valley Region,” he said.
