Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has vowed to intensify the crackdown on banditry following the killing of Rev.
Fr Alloys Cheruiyot Bett, a Catholic priest known for his peacebuilding efforts in the troubled Kerio Valley region.
Speaking during the opening of a new Civil Registration Office in Kobujoi, Aldai Constituency, CS Murkomen condemned the murder, describing it as a cowardly act by criminals attempting to sabotage the government's ongoing security operations. "We have lost 22 people to banditry this year.
The government will not tolerate this any longer.
