Editor's Review

The first lady said the hand of the Lord would come through in restoring peace in the bandit-stricken areas.

First Lady Rachel Ruto led leaders from bandit-stricken areas in sessions of prayers on Saturday, May 13.

This was perhaps to seek divine intervention in ending the banditry menace that has turned deadly to residents of the areas.

The prayers held in Marigat, Baringo County, brought together leaders from the six counties grappling with the dreaded cattle rustlers.

Besides prayers, the first lady presided over a peace signing fete in which leaders from the counties vowed to mobilise peace.

She recognised the efforts of Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki who she said was trying to his level best to eradicate banditry.

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First Lady Rachel Ruto.

"We know that Kithure Kindiki has been here with other leaders including the county commissioner working to ensure peace in this region. We have seen the hand of the Lord as we continue with this prayer summit. We will end the summit of Sunday as we celebrate what the Lord has done for us," Rachel Ruto said.

Further, the leaders pledged to play their part in sensitising locals on the importance of peaceful co-existance. 

For a time now, banditry has been a thorn in the flesh of the North Rift counties, posing itself as the biggest test for Kinidiki since he took over the Interior docket.

The CS has been putting in place the essential measures to curb the growth of bandits who have been stealing cattle and killing civilians in the areas they raid.