NAIROBI (Halbeeg News) – Over 600 Kenyan National Police Reservists (NPR) have been recruited to enhance the security along the Kenya-Somalia border.
The government of Kenya has been carrying out operations to tighten the security of towns in Northern Kenya.
Garissa County Commissioner Joshua Chepchieng’ on Wednesday said affected areas would receive 30 police reservist who will be stationed within the villages.
Chepchieng’ said the reservists will work closely with chiefs, elders, the public and the security agencies in eliminating al Shabaab menace in the area.
“With the 690 recruits, we believe that very soon al Shabaab will be a thing of the past,” Chepchieng’ said.
“Al-Shabaab has forced our officers along the border to spend sleepless nights so that we can enjoy the peace we are witnessing in Garissa and several other parts of the country,” he added.
The county commissioner urged the citizens to cooperate and volunteer relevant information to security agencies to enable them to deal with al Shabaab threat once and for all.
On the upcoming population and household census to be carried out on 24th and 25th August next year, Chepchieng’ said that there is a lot of false information making around on the exercise.
The County Commissioner said that the census is purely meant for planning by the both the National and County government and those in doubt should be patient as from early next year all the concerns will be answered during public participation forums.
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