DAILY NATION 4 I National News Tuesday November 13, 2 012 I INSECURITY I More bodies discovered in the bus h, as six officers still not found Deal with police killers, Samburu death toll rises to 37

State told CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 SCENE OF ATTACKS BY NATION REPORTER on security personnel in Tana River in September, prompting a massive Military helps in The chairman of the parlia­ security operation in the area. mentary Committee on National A commission of inquiry is inves­ search mission Security has asked the government tigating the raid. to act on the bandits who killed More bodies were yesterday discov­ \ police in Samburu. ered in a thicket in Baragoi Division Mt Elgon MP F,red Kapondi of , bringjng to 37 termed the killing of the police the number of security forces killed as a "disgrace to " and a in the Saturday ambush. r \;~r demonstration of bow poorly the Seven bodies were found yesterday officers are equipped to enforce and according to police sources, the law and order. total number of the law enforcers, "The government should come who died during the attack at Lomi­ out in full force. Let the bandits feel rok Village, is 30. The others are local the heat. Let them feel the strong homeguards. ) arm of the law:• said Mr Kapondi at However, six officers were still a press conference at Parliament missing yesterday by the time of Buildings, . going to press. Militcp-y helicopters were called to ~0 Equip officers help in the search and rescue mission. He urged the State not to pay The attack took place near the Suguta Baragoi: Where attack took attention to expected complaints valley, a harsh and dangerous area. place. Seven more officers were from leaders in Baragoi if action "We still have six more officers found dead. was taken. missing," the source told the Daily SOURCE I GOOGLE MAPS Mr Kapondi and Nation by telephone from Baragoi. MP John Mututho said police in Rift Valley PC Osman Warfa, who banditry-prone areas should be led a team of top regional security with leaders calling on the govern­ equipped with armoured personnel committee members, refused to dis­ ment to devise another method of carriers and bullet-proof armour to cuss the killings. fighting cattle rustlers. deal with the bandits effectively. Mr Warfa rushed to the area in a "The killing of the security offic­ Mr Kapondi argued that the crip­ police helicopter accompanied by Rift ers is a clear indication that police pling factor in the police force was Valley provincial police officer, John are inadequately prepared to handle under-funding by the Treasury. M'Mbijiwe. such cattle rust1ers. We need a spe­ "When you're under-funded, you They first held a closed door meet­ cial police force for this - even if it hardly have money for operations. ing in Baragoi before flying back to BILLY MUTAI I NAnON means restructuring the Kenya Po­ For instance, you have 27litres of . Nominated MP Maison Leshoomo speaks at KNH with one of the security officers lice Reservists!' Mr Hilary Halkano, fuel for an OCPD (Officer Com­ The Turkana gang ambushed a who were injured during the Samburu attack on Saturday. who works with an NGO in northern manding Police Division) to share combined force of General Service Kenya, said in a statement. with the OCSs per day. You have Unit personnel, Rapid Response Unit, Turkana said that during the en­ fearing reprisals by the Samburu after The Independent Policing Over­ OCSs without vehicles. Are we Anti-Stock Theft Unit and regula.r counter between the security forces 12 Samburu were killed in an earlier sight Authority announced it would serious about the security of the and administration police officers and rustlers, some four people from attack. investigate the operation and why it nation'?" he asked. who had gone to Lomirok to recover the village were injured. The Samburu had on October 30 de­ went so badly wrong. Mr Mututho questioned the stolen animals. "The injured have already left the cided to go to Lomirok to recover the equipment and tactics used by They had driven into the village ac­ village and they are now in the bush 450 cattle the Tutkanas raiders had the police to track the bandits companied by Samburu homeguards to avoid arrest:• one of the leaders stolen from them on October 20. and asked the government to to recover more than 450 bead of cat­ told Daily Nation by telephone. They were ambushed by the Tur­ inv!!stigate the commandeers or tle Turkana raiders bad stolen. Most of the members of the Tur­ kana and 12. Samburu moran killed. bandit financiers. Yesterday community leaders in kana community in Baragoi have fled, Tension remained high in Baragoi