IG Koome Visits Turkana County
Inspector General of Police, Mr. Japhet Koome has urged NPS Officers in Turkana County to sustain the war against banditry and cattle rustling crimes in the area, further assuring them of NPS support in the ongoing Operation Maliza Uhalifu_ in the six Counties gazetted as Dangerous and Disturbed_
IG Koome was addressing NPS Officers on Thursday, August 3, 2023 at Lokori Police Station in Turkana County.
Since its inception this year, the police-led multi-agency ‘Operation Maliza Uhalifu’ in the North Rift has registered tremendous progress: normalcy is returning in the region, schools that had been closed due to vandalism, destruction or illegal occupation by bandits have either been reopened or are under reconstruction by KDF.
Also present was the Sub County Police Commander Mr. Solomon Kosgei, SSP, Commanders from DCI, GSU, and CIPU as well as the Assistant County Commissioner Lokori Division, Mr Abbey Yakub.