The interior Cabinet Secretary Minister Kithure Kindiki has declared Meru County “security operations Zone”.
The CS says this is too conclusively deal with cattle rustling in the region.
“The same dedication, vigour, and commitment deployed in the fight against bandits and armed criminals in the six counties of North Rift Valley will be deployed to neutralise perpetrators and masterminds of livestock theft.” Said Kindiki.
Kindiki said this while addressed a security baraza meeting at Ndoleli Chief’s Camp on 2nd May and directed immediate establishment of an Anti-Stock theft unit camp at Lororo along the border of Meru and Isiolo counties.
“A special investigative team from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has been constituted to probe the Sunday morning killing of former MCA of Antubetwe Kiongo Ward Mr. George Kaliunga by armed criminals after a livestock theft raid.” He said.
