Chiefs and their assistants working in security-prone areas willing to own guns have been directed to apply for them.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen assured the administrators facing security threats in their areas of jurisdiction that just like the National Police Reservists (NPR), they could acquire government guns to protect themselves but must first register with the Inspector General of Police before they are issued with the weapons.
The CS observed that some chiefs have reportedly been harassed by politicians and criminals, despite being chairmen of the locational security committees. "Much as we would like to equip them with modern tools and encourage them to work closely with area police commanders to deal with criminals, we will also consider arming them for self-protection," he said.
Murkomen made the remarks in Isiolo town when he met regional security officers from Rift valley and Eastern, as well as county security chiefs from Marsabit, Samburu, Laikipia, Meru and Isiolo.
