DP Gachagua [Photo: Nairobi Leo]
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will today meet 6 governors from the North Rift Region.
This is after he summoned the six for a crisis meeting following the banditry attack in Turkana County on Saturday.
Speaking on Monday during a meeting with governors from counties affected by drought, the DP also summoned the leadership of the National Police Service (NPS) and General Service Unit.
They are expected to deliberate on how to tackle the insecurity issue in the region.
“The governors from West Pokot, Turkana, Samburu, Laikipia, Baringo, Elgeyo Marakwet, we are inviting you for a meeting tomorrow to discuss the security situation in that part of the country.
“It cannot be that governors have no say in security matters yet it affects their own people. We will meet with our officers who are handling security including the acting IG Noor Gabow and the GSU commandant to agree on what to do,” he noted.
The DP further said the government had taken a policy direction that would see the devolved units work in hand with the national government in order to yield better results in tackling the problems facing Kenyans.
Meanwhile, a security operation by officers from the NPS and the GSU is ongoing in Kakiteitei – Turkana County, to hunt down the bandits from the Saturday attack.
Eight police officers were among 11 people who were killed. Other victims include a local chief and two civilians who succumbed to the injuries inflicted on them by the assailants.
One of the victims who lost their lives was a sister to Thirdway Alliance Party Leader Ekuru Aukot.