The government has recovered more than 2,000 guns and 15,000 rounds of ammunition from bandits and terrorists in recent operations, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has said.
Speaking during a visit to Kamanga in Samburu County, Murkomen credited the Special Operations Group (SOG) for the seizures, saying the unit has made “an indelible mark” in the fight against banditry, violent extremism and organised crime.
“At Kamanga, Samburu County, I was pleased to see firsthand the rigorous training that makes SOG effective and some of the results of their good work: more than 2,000 guns and 15,000 rounds of ammunition seized from bandits and terrorists,” Murkomen said on Thursday, August 6, 2026.
The CS said SOG, working in a multi-agency framework, has been confronting violent extremism, disrupting criminal networks, combating cross-border threats and curbing drug trafficking.
Impact of operation targeting banditry, organised crime
He added that due to the operations, communities in previously banditry-prone areas “are now going about their lives without fear.”
Murkomen pledged continued investment in the security sector.
“We will continue modernizing our security infrastructure, equipping our officers and improving their welfare as they offer their selfless service to the nation,” he said.
He was accompanied on the visit by National Intelligence Service Director General Noordin Haji, Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Administration Police Service Gilbert Masengeli, and other senior security officials.
The government has in the last two years intensified security operations in the North Rift and border counties to tame banditry and cattle rustling, which have claimed lives and displaced thousands.
The recovery of 2,000 firearms marks one of the largest hauls announced by the Ministry of Interior in connection with the ongoing anti-banditry campaign.
