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Murkomen instructed police officers to ensure all illegal occupants in the area are removed immediately.

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has issued a fresh directive to police officers over disputed land in Kiambu County after meeting representatives from Two Rivers Crescent and Imani Estates.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, November 11, Murkomen instructed police officers to ensure all illegal occupants in the area are removed immediately.

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He further issued a stern warning to area residents who are licenced firearm holders, telling them not to take the law into their hands.

"Anybody found misusing firearms, even if licensed, will have them withdrawn, as per the law, and charged," the statement read in part.

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A file photo of CS Murkomen engageing with estate representatives in Ruiru.

Murkomen added that any police officer deployed to the estate and who abdicates their duty in the dispute will be disciplined in accordance with the police regulations.

He announced that more police officers will be deployed on patrol duties in the two estates, and that Ruiru Constituency will receive more officers and a new police vehicle.

Several security officers accompanied Murkomen to the disputed land, including Deputy IG Eliud Lagat, DIG Gilbert Masengeli, and Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Boss Mohamed Amin.

The operation came days after the Interior Boss appeared before the Senate Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources over the matter.

Murkomen assured the Committee and the residents of the affected estates that he would take all necessary steps to ensure their safety and security.

"It is the cardinal duty of the Government to protect the lives and property of its citizens. We are committed to safeguarding every citizen's right to property and ensuring that anyone who violates this right is held accountable under the law,” he stated.

He added that the National Police Service is mandated to protect life and property and to ensure that no part of our country falls to lawlessness.