Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kithure Kindiki has issued a warning to cattle rustlers and organized criminal organizations during his tour of Laikipia County.
In a statement, Kindiki, who toured Laikipia County on Friday, December 29, emphasized the government’s commitment to dismantling cattle rustlers organisations and facilitating the recovery of stolen livestock.
“At Posta, Laikipia County, I am happy to have overseen the handover of heads of cattle that had been stolen, recovered in full, and to reward security officers, local leaders, and youth whose collaborative efforts have realized the recovery,” he added.
The CS announced that the Interior Ministry would be collaborating with the government to implement a reward program for Kenyans who aid in the arrest of banditry suspects.
“Going forward, the Government through the Interior Ministry will run a program to financially reward gallant officers and members of the public whose efforts will result in the arrest of the key planners, executors and enablers of banditry whose profiles will be published countrywide in the new year,” Kindiki declared.
He expressed gratitude for the successful recovery of stolen livestock in Posta, Laikipia County.
He highlighted the severe impacts of cattle rustling on pastoral communities, describing it as a threat to their economic livelihoods, aggravating conditions of poverty in the rangelands, and fueling communal grievances leading to revenge attacks.
“To dismantle the infrastructure of cattle rustlers and facilitators, the Government is sustaining the war on banditry and its perpetrators, enablers, benefactors, and beneficiaries by making banditry a painful venture,” Kindiki asserted.
