President William Ruto has on Monday ordered Immediate military deployment in West Pokot to tackle insecurity in the area caused by bandits.
According to the head of state, it is unacceptable that some schools in West Pokot had remained closed due to increased insecurity and it’s time for military deployment to the area to salvage the situation.
The President directed that the millitary will take over operation set to kick off within the week to ensure normalcy resumes in the area.
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“You have said that there are five schools in the area that are closed, I want to direct today while in West Pokot, in the next two days, the military will be here.”
The millitary will help in ensuring that incomplete and more schools are built in the area, closed schools are re-opened and ensure safety of students once the schools re-open for term three.
This becomes the second time in Ruto’s presidency that he has deployed the military to the troubled North Rift. The first order was made on February 2023, where Ruto ordered a joint Kenya Defence Forces(KDF) and police security operation in all bandit-prone areas.
The operation coordinated by the Ministries of Defence and Interior has seen banditry cases reduce significantly although West Pokot and Baringo Counties have remained sore points as bandits continue raiding villages.
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Ruto asked West Pokot residents to make sure that they send their children to schools once the military restores peace and normalcy in the region that has been troubled for a long time.