Laikipia residents ordered out as forest bandit crackdown looms

The crackdown will also focus on recovering illegal firearms, with officials urging those in possession of such weapons to surrender them voluntarily or face severe consequences. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..

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Laikipia County residents in Mukogodo Forest have been given a seven-day ultimatum to vacate the area ahead of a major security operation targeting armed bandits. The operation aims to dismantle criminal hideouts and recover illegal firearms.

The operation is a "sustained crackdown" planned to proceed "without exception."
Key figures include Abdi Hassan, who issued the ultimatum, and Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen.
Similar operations will be conducted concurrently in Isiolo, Meru, and Laikipia counties.