New police equipment including surveillance choppers are expected to be delivered in the country next month, President William Ruto has said.
Ruto said the state-of-the-art weaponry also includes specialised vehicles such as Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) and drones.
It has been acquired at a cost of Sh25 billion under a modern security modernisation programme.
This, Ruto noted, will help boost the ongoing efforts to curb insecurity across the country while safeguarding the lives of security personnel in the line of duty.
"We want to ensure our men and women have the necessary equipment to deal with crooks and criminals who are giving us problems," Ruto said.
"Tumenunua hata helicopter iko na bunduki, tutawakalia ngumu...siku yao ni ya kuhesabika," he added.
Speaking in Meru, Ruto said the government is committed to dealing decisively with all 'characters' that have continued to threaten the country's peace.
He pointed out that insecurity in various parts of the country was a result of the failure of the previous administrations to act.
The equipment, he stated, will be deployed to banditry-prone areas and other areas to help security officers who have continued to lose lives.
There has been an increase in al-Shabaab attacks in the North Eastern and Coastal regions which has resulted in deaths and injuries.
Similarly, bandits have in the past wrecked havoc until the government declared a full-scale operation backed by the military.
Ruto's statement came after leaders from the region raised concerns over the rising insecurity.
