Bandit attacks continue despite security operation in Samburu

Samburu Governor Lati Lelelit addresses families displaced from their homes in five villages in Samburu West Constituency by rising insecurity. [Michael Saitoti, Standard]

In a span of one week, eight people have been killed and about 1,500 families displaced from their homes in Samburu West Constituency, Samburu County as banditry and cattle rustling attacks continue unabated.

Five primary schools have been shut down and hundreds of livestock stolen even as the government launched a security operation two weeks ago involving the military to flush out attackers, seize illegal firearms, and end the cycle of violence.

Armoured Personnel Carriers were also dispatched to hot spots in the North Rift region. And military choppers have been conducting regular aerial surveillance.