Community elders based in Bubisa, Marsabit County, have this morning surrendered 3 firearms to security officers based in Turbi.
Through the area Chief Joseph Jirm, the elders surrendered two Ak-47 assault rifles and a G3 rifle to the relevant authorities.
“The chief was heeding a call by the government to the warring communities in the area to embrace peace as the surest way of assuring sustainable development,” DCI said.
Sub-county security team comprising police, DCI and National government officers welcomed the move and urged other elders to emulate the good example set by their Bubisa counterparts.
They asked those in possession of illegal firearms to surrender them voluntarily without delay. The move by the area chief comes just two days after sleuths manning the area team arrested eight suspected militants and recovered three AK-47 rifles, one G3 rifle and a General-Purpose Machine Gun.
On May 2, Interior CS Fred Matiang’i imposed a 30-day curfew to help enhance the disarmament exercise in the highly volatile area.
“Effective from 6pm on May 2, we have placed Marsabit County under curfew to be followed by an operation to rid of illegal guns causing havoc there. Leaders in the area are urged to co-operate,” Matiang’i directed.