Interior and National Administration CS Kithure Kindiki on Thursday called on leaders from the National Assembly to utilize their Constituency Development Funds( CDF) to set up infrastructure for administrative units. https://rb.gy/x8qei4
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00:00 "We have been here to review the security situation here.
00:06 As you are aware, there is an ongoing operation to deal with the security challenges, especially
00:12 banditry and livestock rustling in northern Rift Valley, including Trukana County.
00:19 We have made some progress, but we still have challenges which we met this morning to address.
00:28 As you are aware, last year we did give money to train, equip and deploy additional NPRs
00:41 for Trukana.
00:42 But having assessed the situation, we are of the view that we need to increase the number
00:49 of NPRs for Trukana County.
00:51 And therefore, I have asked the security team to work with other stakeholders and ensure
00:58 that we add the number of NPRs within Trukana County by 468, which will be spread across
01:07 the areas where we still have problems.
01:10 We still have problems in Trukana East, parts of Trukana South, Loima, and also in our border
01:20 with South Sudan, the Nadapa area, and also in the north.
01:24 We still have issues, a little different, in Kibish area and Todonyang.
01:31 So we will make that intervention.
01:34 Secondly, we are also going to increase the number of administrative units so that we
01:39 can have government security enforcement infrastructure closer to the people.
01:46 I have asked the county security team again to supervise a public participation exercise
01:52 and generate proper minutes, working together with the political leaders so that we can
01:57 have more units for this area.
02:01 Number three, there are some administrative units which were gazetted but are not yet
02:08 operational.
02:10 We already operationalized Lokichogyo sub-county.
02:14 And now we are finalizing the operationalization of Suguta, Aro, and Rokiryama.
02:20 And I'll be back hopefully in the next one, two weeks to make sure that we start the process
02:29 of operationalizing the remaining sub-counties.
02:33 And we are going to agree with the political leaders how to go about that, including where
02:37 there is no infrastructure.
02:40 We want CDF to support us to finalize the infrastructure for the offices for our officers
02:47 so that to enhance the situation here.
02:50 As I have said, there have been some progress, but still we are experiencing challenges.
03:01 In the last six months, 6,800 livestock has been stolen from Trukana County by criminals
03:11 who are suspected to be coming from neighboring county.
03:16 And out of the 6,800, we have recovered 5,600.
03:23 1,200 livestock, heads of cattle and camels are outstanding.
03:29 I have directed the county security and intelligence team to look for the remainder of the livestock,
03:37 recover it, and hand it over to their owners.
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