Kenya: Govt to Empower Police Reservists to Combat Militia and Criminal Gangs

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has revealed plans to arm police reservists, a day after suspected Ethiopian militia attacked and killed Kenyan fishermen in the Kenya-Ethiopia border area of Todonyang in Turkana County.

Murkomen outlined the government’s new strategy on Monday, February 24, after visiting Todonyang to assess the situation and condole with the families affected by the deadly attack.

In his statement, the Interior CS said the government had embarked on both…