NAIROBI,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2024
McCreadie Andias
Interior CS Prof Kithure Kindiki has today commissioned the first batch of equipment to support Operation Maliza Uhalifu to security agencies in terror-woed North Rift.
The move marking a significant stride in suppressing terrorism, banditry, livestock rustling and other organised criminal activities that have raised havoc in the region. The Equipment and kits were dispatched to frontline officers currently deployed in Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) in North Eastern Region, the Boni Enclave, Upper Eastern Region, and North Rift Valley. The CS said that the government has Invested Ksh. 7.6 Billion in the last 6 months and will allocate another Ksh.29.4 Billion in the next three(3) years under the Police Equipment Modernisation (PEM) programme to acquire sophisticated protected and mobility equipments, including Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) and Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAPs) ,Armoured Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)/Drones, Gunship Helicopters, Mine Sweepers and Personal Protection Equipment to support frontline officers. The event was attended by Principal Secretary Dr. Raymond Omollo (Internal Security and National Administration), Inspector General of the National Police Service (NPS) Eng. Japhet Koome, Deputy Inspector-General Douglas Kanja (Kenya Police Service), Deputy Inspector-General Noor Gabow (Administration Police Service), Director of Criminal Investigations(DCI) Mohamed Amin, General Service Unit (GSU) Commandant Eliud Lagat and other top ranks within the National Police Service .The Kenya Kwanza Administration has boosted the advanced equipment procurement under the Police Equipment Modernisation program, the move will empower National Police Service officers to effectively execute security operations across dire regions in the country.