NAIROBI (Halbeeg News) – Over 600 Police Reservists will be recruited to be posted at areas near Kenya’s border with Somalia, Kenyan official confirmed on Tuesday.
The government of Kenya has been carrying out operations to tightened the security of towns in Northern Kenya.
Speaking to the local media in Kenya, North Eastern regional Coordinator, Mohamed Birik said the reservists will boost security along the porous border that the Somali based Al-Shabaab terror group has been using to make incursions into the country.
Mr. Birik noted that the officers will be posted in the three counties of Northern Frontier District (NFD).
“When the recruitment is included, the new officers will be deployed in the counties of the former Northeastern region to beef up the security of the region,” he stated.
The official said the reservists will greatly boost the strength of our security officers, patrolling the porous border.
According to Mr. Birik, the officers will closely work with the chiefs and their assistants on daily engagements,” Birik said.
“Majority of those to be recruited are retired security officers who left the service with good track records. We shall thoroughly vet them,” he said.
He said these are among several measures the government wants to put in place to secure the border and stop attacks perpetuated by the Al-Shabaab,” he added.
Mr. Birik urged the residents to continue volunteering information on suspicious characters within their midst.
“We are not out of the woods yet. More need to be done. I thank the people of this region for the support they have given to us on maintaining the security of which we could not have made the gains we are proud of today,” he said.
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