Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen Friday attributed the recurrent insecurity incidents in the Kerio Valley belt and northern Kenya to poor roads and poor communication networks.
He added that the porous borders were also aiding the proliferation of arms as well as drug and human trafficking.
Speaking in Samburu County at the ongoing counties’ security engagements dubbed ‘Jukwaa la Usalama’, the CS ordered intensified operations to crack down on the sponsors and operators of the crimes.
“We will be meeting our Ministry of Roads colleagues to deliberate on the issue of security roads.
We have now tendered for the Maralal-Baragoi road, which once awarded, we expect the contractor to work on its rehabilitation ahead of construction,” he said.
He said the designs had been completed before he left the roads docket and now looks forward to the actual works.
He noted that budget constraints had left many security roads uncompleted, exposing locals to highway robbers, bandits and cattle rustlers, who strike and hide in forests and conservancies such as Mukogodo.
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