Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana has threatened legal action against the Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen over his recent move to declare several parts of his county as restricted areas under the National Intelligence Service (NIS).
In a fiery press conference on Thursday, May 22, Mungatana accused Murkomen of acting against the law, after the CS designated parts of Masalani in Garissa and Tana River counties as protected areas, through a gazette notice dated May 16. After the notice, parts of Tana River and Garissa counties have restricted access to the public.
According to Mungatana, the government's move was a blatant land grab, which has since triggered protests in Tana River.
Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana holds a meeting with the Japanese ambassador to Kenya Ken Okinawa on April 25, 2024.
