National Police Service IG Douglas Kanja, leads a team from Nairobi to Lamu conducting a security assessment/HANDOUTInspector General of the National Police Service, Douglas Kanja, led a team from Nairobi to Lamu conducting a security assessment of the area in light of the festive season.
The area is among those badly affected by terror-related incidents, which have displaced many. The multi-agency operation seeks to flush out the militants from Boni Forest. This has seen a significant reduction in such incidents.
The area has been facing an increase in terror-related attacks. This is among other things because of its proximity to the Somali border.
The border areas of Mandera, Wajir, Lamu, and Garissa too have faced similar attacks which have affected development at large. The government says they have acquired more resources to enhance operations in the border area against the terrorists.
The attacks have left many dead and displaced, hence affecting development. The area is near the Kenya-Somalia border, where the terrorists cross at will for attacks before retreating to their areas of control. Kenya has been staging operations to tame their activities.
National Police Service IG Douglas Kanja, meets a team of security officers during a security assessment in Lamu/HANDOUT
Somalia has not had stable government to help in addressing such attacks.
In his tour on Monday, Kanja was first briefed at the Kenya Navy Manda Bay by military officers led by Commander Kenya Navy Base Manda Air Bay Brigadier L P Wafula and Brig J K Maiyo on the current situation of Operation Amani Boni. Multi-agency operations are ongoing in the area to address the menace.
Kanja commended the multi-agency security teams that have made both operations at Lamu and Boni enclave, a success, and further stressed that the rest of Kenyan cities are safe because of the critical role played by the multi-agency security teams along the Kenyan border stretching from Border Point 1 to 29.
Kanja and his team thereafter visited the General Service Unjt Mokowe Camp, where he met with police officers drawn from the Kenya Police and Administration Police Services and the DCI, and later went to Pandanguo GSU and Nyongoro SOG Camps.
In all the police camps, Kanja commended the teams for their selflessness and dedication to duty despite working in very challenging situations and reminded them to remain extra vigilant during this festive season to ensure that safety and security prevail in the country.
Kanja was accompanied by DIG APS Gilbert Masengeli, Commandant GSU-Ranson Loolmodoni, Commandant Border Police Unit, James Kamau, APS Director Operations-Jackson Kangani, and NPS Spokesperson Dr. Resila Onyango.
