Special operation to flush out bandits from 700-acre Mukokodo forest in Laikipia
Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kanja Kirocho (left), Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen (centre) and Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo at Kenya School of Government in Nairobi on March 26, 2025.
A special operation is underway to flush out bandits hiding in the 700-acre Mukokodo forest in Laikipia and address the deteriorating security situation in neighbouring counties.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said on Thursday that a second Operation Maliza Uhalifu (OMU) will cover Samburu, Laikipia, Isiolo and parts of Meru counties. Other counties targeted by the operation include Turkana, West Pokot, Elgeyo/Marakwet and Baringo counties. It will have its command centre in Kirimon.
