Murkomen Hails Drop in Kerio Valley Banditry
The forums have presented a platform for police officers and other security personnel to get direct feedback from the people and react accordingly at once.
Murkomen also added that a nationwide war against second-generation alcohol and illicit drugs is also being conducted. Photo/ Courtesy
By Juliet Jerotich
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has registered a sharp drop in banditry attacks in the North Rift.
While in his X account on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, Murkomen explained the improvement came due to security and service delivery engagement under the Jukwaa La Usalama program.
The remarks came after completing the Jukwaa La Usalama Rift Valley Chapter. It was the 28th stop in a nationwide tour that had focused on security and service delivery.
Murkomen noted that the forums are not only to hear people’s worries but also to trigger quick changes where possible. He went on to state that the final output of the nationwide forums will be a detailed policy document with suggestions to make service delivery better.
He went further to note that even before the policy is printed, some changes made while on the tour had already started to bear fruit.
“These operational changes we have made have energised our security organs and NGAOs. They have allowed us to focus on urgent matters,” Murkomen claimed.
Among the major achievements, he claimed, has been in Kerio Valley, a place where long-standing insecurity had been the order of the day. “The Kerio Valley area, which was severely under security threats, has seen a radical drop in banditry,” he noted.
Murkomen also added that a nationwide war against second-generation alcohol and illicit drugs is also being conducted. The exercise is taking aim at rural and urban areas.
In his opinion, these are all in line with a wider strategy of strengthening the law enforcers and improving public safety. The forums have presented a platform for police officers and other security personnel to get direct feedback from the people and react accordingly at once.
Murkomen welcomed the opportunity to roll out the Jukwaa La Usalama programme to the remotest areas. He referred to the forums as the epicenter of the government’s bottom-up approach, which listens and works together with communities to come up with solutions.
He invited Kenyans to attend when the forums reach their counties. “Your voice matters,” he said, adding that public input will help shape policies that cater to real issues at the ground level.
About Author
