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Senators summon Matiang'i over withdrawal of Police Reservists

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i.

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i and his team are persons of interest in the Senate following the directive to disarm more than 9,000 National Police Reservists (NPRs) in volatile regions.

Senators from pastoralist regions, in a heated debate yesterday, also reprimanded the CS, his PS Karanja Kibicho and Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai over the withdrawal of the officers, which they termed a knee-jerk reaction in dealing with insecurity.

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