Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officers and police held a high-level security meeting in Baringo County to address rising insecurity in the North Rift, days after the shooting of Catholic priest Father Alloyce Cheruiyot Bett.
The meeting, convened by Rift Valley Regional Commissioner Abdi Mohamed, took place at the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) sub-centre in Marigat and brought together senior security officials, including the Baringo County Security and Intelligence Committee members, KDF officers, and commanders under Operation Maliza Uhalifu (OMU). The forum aimed to review the effectiveness of current operations and coordinate enhanced security measures amid ongoing threats such as cattle rustling and banditry.
Key discussions focused on improving collaboration, intelligence-sharing, and rapid response mechanisms among the deployed security agencies.
During the meeting, Major Felix Makenzi, representing Commander Operation Maliza Uhalifu, Brigadier Joel Arimi, urged sub-county security teams to hold regular localised security meetings in a bid to address the menace in the North Rift region. An image of the late Rev.
