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Calm returns to volatile border area as GSU officers deployed

West Pokot County Commissioner Apollo Okello (left) said intensified police patrols had brought relative calm in the region. [File, Standard]

Relative calm has returned to volatile areas along the border of West Pokot and Elgeyo Marakwet counties following a surge in bandit attacks.

This follows the deployment of a contingent of police officers by the Government about a month ago, which came shortly after the disarming of police reservists.

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