That a former Regional Commissioner who is out of office can know more issues pertaining to current happenings despite being out of office than those on the ground is still a wonder to me and many other Kenyans.
Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya recently blasted the government for what he termed misleading motives being implemented to solve the rise of banditry cases in the North Rift region of Kenya, particularly in Elgeyo Marakwet, Baringo, Turkana, and Samburu Counties, among other hotspot areas.
Natembeya highlighted how the raids are funded by the area politicians through the local militias of the respective regions. He expressed how police officers are sent into such areas without adequate money for accommodation and fuel, forcing them to trade bullets for food supplies.
On the other hand, Kenyans have expressed dissatisfaction with the way the CS for Interior and Government Coordination, Professor Kithure Kindiki, is handling the docket and the whole issue at large. Many have blasted him out for being soft on the terrorists, to the extent of the militia ambushing residents not far from where he addresses the local barazas.
It is my opinion, and that of millions of Kenyans, that the professor is too soft-spoken for the position. The president made a wrong call to appoint Kindiki in the name of “rewarding loyalty.” Natembeya, though a governor, comes out worthy and more competent to hold the position than the professor. We cannot continue to watch as hundreds are killed and thousands of animals are raided away from their owners. Let the government act to protect its citizens and do away with these frequent cases of cattle rustling and killings across the Rift Valley. Let the government act now, lest things get completely out of hand.
