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Matiangi says security operation in Baringo, Laikipia, to go on

Acting Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i, Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet, aboard 5Y EDM chopper, at Nairobi’s Wilson Airport during it unveiling on Tuesday July 25 2017. The chopper,will be used to transport troops and senior government officials in the forthcoming General elections.{David Njaaga, Standard}

The acting Interior Cabinet Secretary has said the ongoing security operation in parts of Laikipia and Baringo counties will not be halted as the country prepares for the August 8 elections.

Dr Fred Mating'i said the Government would not sit back and watch as criminals terrorise citizens, adding that numerous incidents of insecurity in Laikipia have affected the country's economy.

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