Government imposes 30-day curfew in Kerio Valley
The government has imposed a 30-day curfew and launched a massive disarmament operation in Kerio Valley and other areas in the North Rift ravaged by banditry attacks. Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi said the government had exhausted all means and the time has come to deal with the conflicts experienced in the neighbourhood between Elgeyo […]
We are going to apply new level of force and fire to wipe out Pokot Warriors – CS Matiang’i
Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government Fred Matiang’I now claims the attacks going on in Kerio Valley is not a matter of cattle rustling but activities being carried out by outlawed organizations. Matiang’i has said that as a result, the government is now going to use force and fire to end the […]
CS Matiang’i says school whose students were attacked by bandits in Kerio Valley was in violation of govt policies
Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government Fred Matiang’i has responded about the attack that took place in the banditry prone Kerio Valley after three buses carrying students were ambushed by armed criminals, and a driver shot dead on Thursday evening. While singling out Tot Day Secondary School, Matiang’i says the attack was […]
Kerio Valley: Bandits open fire on buses carrying school students, driver shot dead
One person has been shot dead in the banditry prone Kerio Valley after three buses carrying students were ambushed by armed criminals. The buses which were carrying students of Tot Day Secondary School, Kerio Valley Secondary School and Mogil Secondary School were attacked by gun welding bandits at Chesuman near Arror in Elgeyo-Marakwet County. One […]
Give Kerio valley candidates moderate exams, Civil society organizations appeal to KNEC
Civil society organizations in North Rift have asked the ministry of education through the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), to give special consideration to candidates in Kerio Valley who are set to sit for KCPE and KCSE from March. Led by the director of the Center for Restoration of Human Rights and Democracy Kepha Were, […]
Worry as body of Embu-based DCI officer found in Kerio Valley
A mutilated body of a police constable under the division of Criminal Investigations attached to the Itabwa police station in Embu County has been found in unclear circumstances in Kerio valley along the Iten -Baringo highway. The constable who has been identified as Abdirahim Adow Abdullahi,40, reportedly went missing last week on Wednesday before his […]