A section of women from Turkana County has threatened to strip naked at State House.
The women on Wednesday stated that they were tired of banditry cases in the region and would take the unusual step of stripping to prompt President Uhuru Kenyatta to take action.
They added that young promising police officers on duty, motorists and residents seeking services at various town centers along the border with Pokot communities have been shot dead and the perpetrators still free to kill more.
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Banditry cases in Turkana have been on the rise in recent months and residents have expressed their concern to local authorities.
Two weeks ago, three police officers and an examination official were killed in an attack by bandits at Kapedo, on the border of Turkana and Baringo counties.
The officers are said to have been escorting examination papers when the attack occurred in Kasarani, Turkana East.
Leaders from Turkana County, who included MPs Lodepe Nakara (Turkana Central) and Lokiru Ali (Turkana East), piled pressure on the government to conduct investigations and bring those behind the attack to book.
According to the lawmakers, five officers who responded to their colleagues’ distress call, were seriously injured.
“We will not avenge but we want the government to arrest the bandits and those who incited them. Let them not use the blood of the people to get political power,” stated Mr Nakara.
Rift Valley Regional Coordinator Wanyama Musiambo ordered a massive security operation in the volatile area following the attack and ordered residents to surrender their firearms.
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