Cabinet Secretary for Interior, Dr. Fred Matiang’i has divulged that the government is working on a radical reshuffle of top police officers in Kakamega concurrently with the deployment of more GSU troops to bolster security in the area following a spate of sickening killings in Matungu sub-county, Kakamega County.
He said a major security operation is underway in the area to flush out criminal gangs that have been terrorizing area residents and other sub counties of Kakamega County.
Dr.@FredMatiangi toured Matungu area, Kakamega, where he announced that a contingent of GSU troops has been deployed to handle the recent profound deterioration of security in the region. He warned perpetrators to voluntarily surrender because they will eventually be smoked out. pic.twitter.com/tTKmnxCH2C
— InteriorCNG Ministry (@InteriorKE) May 16, 2019
Addressing a crowd on arrival on board a police chopper at Harambee Market in Matungu this afternoon , the CS who was flanked by Kakamega governor, H.E. Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya, said the recent crime wave in the area will be met with massive response from security agencies including the General Service Unit (GSU).
“Our security agencies will act with the same resolve as we did in Mt. Elgon to ensure lasting peace in this area” he said.
Governor Oparanya welcomed the CS and noted that nearly a dozen people had lost their lives in the hands of ruthless criminals while others died in revenge attacks by the citizens.