Samburu Governor Jonathan Lati Lelelit has been summoned by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) over increased insecurity in the region.
The county chief while appearing before regional DCI officers lashed out at detectives for summoning him for the second time within a month describing the investigation process as 'a waste of time'
Lelelit while speaking to journalists, questioned why the detectives have confiscated his phone for one full month, insisting that one week should have been enough to conduct the necessary investigations.
"People are being killed on a daily basis. It is unfortunate that instead of attending to such pressing matters, we are being summoned to come here when we should be collaborating with security agencies," the Governor charged.
"2 days ago a former police officer was killed, and days ago, an MCA was killed. Almost on a daily basis, we have somebody killed and we are here wasting our time instead of mourning our people. This is a circus," he further stated.
The Governor has been summoned to answer questions following the recent spike in bandit attacks in the region.
In February, Lelelit was among 7 senior leaders from the region who were summoned by the DCI after a wave of banditry attacks.
The situation prompted a section of leaders from the region to call on Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki to take more stringent measures to handle the crisis.
At the time, Lelelit stated that the situation could be contained if the government employed a more calculated and tactical approach.
"I am calling on CS Kindiki to accompany me to Samburu to assess the situation. This is a matter that can be resolved. Then one day we will look back and say we handled the matter the right way," Lelelit stated.
This comes at a time when the government is conducting an operation in six counties over frequent banditry attacks.
Baringo, Samburu, West Pokot, Isiolo and Turkana have been listed as hotspots in the ongoing operation.
Since the operation was initiated, several senior politicians including; Turkana Governor Jeremiah Ekamais Lomorukai, and Turkana Senator James Lomenen have all been summoned to the DCI offices.
MPs; John Namoit (Turkana South), Samwel Mworoto (Kapenguria), Titus Lote (Kacheliba) and David Pkosing (Pokot South) have also been summoned for the same reasons.
