Murkomen orders for operation in five counties

Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen addresses the press at Harambee House Nairobi, on June 26, 2025. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

The State has ordered an operation to mop up illegal weapons in five Counties in Upper Eastern  and parts of the Rift Valley.

Interior and National government Coordination Cabinet minister Kipchumba Murkomen on Tuesday said a multi-agency security team that would also include the army and rangers from the Kenya Wildlife Service and Kenya Forest Service will undertake the exercise in Isiolo, Meru, and Marsabit in Upper Eastern and Samburu and Laikipia in North Rift.