National Police Reservists (NPR) have been lauded for helping to stamp out banditry activities along the borders of West Pokot and its neighbouring counties, with some quarters calling for additional recruitment.
West Pokot Governor Simon Kachapin joined the national security team at the Turkwel Police Station to commemorate the first anniversary since the NPRs were deployed within the area.
Kachapin acknowledged the efforts so far made by the NPR, saying cases of banditry and criminal activities had significantly reduced since the deployment of the police reservists. "Since the deployment of NPR across our borders, cases of people losing their lives through armed banditry have become rare.
You can only hear of isolated cases where one person is attacked or livestock is stolen, unlike before," stated the governor.
