Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen has launched a new strategy to tackle rising insecurity by reshuffling key ministry officials and offering scholarships to bandits who surrender their weapons.
In a statement dated July 26, Murkomen appointed Jacob Namulen as Principal Administrative Secretary at the Ministry of Interior, alongside Beverly Opwora.
Thomas Saka was appointed the new Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, with Moses Kipkoech named as the new Secretary of National Administration.
Murkomen also appointed Dickson Liyayi as the Secretary in charge of policy within the ministry, while Gilbert Kitiyo and Joshua Nkanatha were named regional commissioners for Nairobi and Central Kenya, respectively.
The CS said the changes are meant to improve service delivery within the National Government Administration.
“Deployment has been reorganised to take effect immediately. Congratulations and godspeed as you embark on your new roles,” he stated.
The reshuffle comes as the government intensifies efforts to contain surging insecurity within the country, especially in the the bandit-prone counties of the North Rift region.
On Friday, Murkomen said the government had introduced an amnesty programme for bandits tormenting North Rift residents, aiming to recover more than 6,000 firearms believed to be in their possession.
Under the programme, bandits who surrender their weapons will receive leniency from the government and scholarship opportunities in tertiary institutions within the country.
“Instead of waiting for the police to come for you, present yourself. And if you had not committed any offence, but you had an illegal gun, that one we are not going to charge you with. We will forgive you. If you do that, we will go a step further to take you to college,” Murkomen said.
He noted that the banditry menace had severely undermined the region’s security and stability, leading to loss of life and displacement.
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