Gov’t Orders Fresh Vetting, Retraining Of NPR Officers
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has declared that all National Police Reservists (NPRs) in Kenya will be subjected to a new vetting process in order to improve security in banditry-prone areas.
The CS spoke on Monday, April 28, after taking senior security officers to a peace meeting in Chesongoch, Kerio Valley.
He commanded all police reservists under the direction of officer commanding stations (OCS) within their respective regions of control.
Murkomen also stated that NPR camps would be built to supplement police efforts in battling crime.
“We want to have disciplined NPRs who will be remunerated and registered with SHA to assist police in cracking down on criminals and find long-lasting peace in the troubled Kerio Valley,” Murkomen said.
Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has called for fresh vetting of all NPR officers operating in Kerio Valley. He claims some officers are secretly colluding with bandits while posing as law enforcers. pic.twitter.com/tj5ojLf6on
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Part of the new training for NPRs was to realign their disciplines.
Murkomen stated that there have been instances of reservists leasing out their weaponry to civilians, so strengthening the banditry threat.
A similar incident occurred days previously when two youths were apprehended carrying an AK-47 suspected to belong to a police officer.
“We are going to deal firmly with NPRs who lease firearms to criminals or collaborate with them in banditry activities.”
Furthermore, in an effort to improve security, Murkomen announced that chiefs who have had paramilitary training and whose lives are in danger will henceforth be permitted to acquire firearms.
This extraordinary action aims to help local officials better respond to security issues in remote locations.
Notably, the broad revisions among NPRs were spurred by the fact that bandits had switched tactics, from livestock rustling to highway robbery.
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On Monday, one person was shot dead in Moinonin, Baringo North, while four others were injured during an attack on the Marigat-Loruk route.
Baringo North Sub-County Commander Mohammed Abdi verified the event, stating that the bandits blasted gunshots at a caravan, killing a 22-year-old woman instantaneously.
Murkomen also discussed a terrifying battle between people and police personnel in Narok, which resulted in at least seven deaths.
While describing the episode as sad, Murkomen said that investigations were underway to determine the sequence of events that resulted in violent fights between authorities and citizens.
Gov’t Orders Fresh Vetting, Retraining Of NPR Officers
