President William Ruto now says the government will be ruthless in stamping out banditry in the North rift region.
Speaking on Friday, March 10, in Lanet, Nakuru County, during the Officer Cadets Commissioning Parade at the Kenya Military Academy, the Head of State said the dangerously misguided idea that people can acquire illegal arms and mobilise to commit criminal acts must stop.
The President pointed out banditry and cattle rustling as some of the criminal activities that the Government has committed to end.
“We will be ruthless in stamping out banditry. We will neutralise every bandit who defies the Government and attempts any criminal act.
“Every illegal gun must be surrendered willingly or by force; every child must go back to school," Ruto stated.
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Dr Ruto directed the military to work with the Ministry of Education to rebuild all destroyed schools to allow learning to continue in schools.
He lauded the Kenya Military Academy for employing a futuristic approach to training that has helped the Kenya Defence Forces to respond to complex and evolving security issues.