The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Tuesday summoned two Turkana Members of Parliament regarding insecurity in the North Rift region.
In a statement, DCI announced that it has summoned Turkana Woman Representative Cecil Ngitit of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and Turkana East Sub County MP Nixon Ng'ikor to shed light on the matter.
After being summoned, the MPs made their way to the regional DCI headquarters in Turkana flanked by their supporters who hoisted placards in support of their political leaders.
The MPs have been in the spotlight over increased banditry in the region.
The MPs addressed their supporters outside the DCI offices briefly before making entrance to the DCI offices.
The summons come even as the National Police Service in the North Rift regions of Turkana and Baringo grapple with the challenge of reining in on bandits who have been wreaking havoc through frequent cattle raids and killings.
In September, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki gave a shoot-to-kill order to police officers battling armed bandits in the troubled areas.
"Any criminal who will try to use a weapon to shoot or try to harm a police officer will go on a one-way trip. We will buy him a ticket on a journey where you don't come back," he said.
The CS noted that the security agencies manning the regions would deal ruthlessly with the criminals.
“The Government will not profile or criminalize any community. Security officers must with law-abiding citizens to identify the few criminal elements who terrorize innocent residents, impoverish them economically, and taint the image of an entire community,” the CS said.
According to the CS, counties in the North Rift that have been gazetted as hotspots for banditry remain operation zones as operation Maliza Uhalifu continues.
