Trans Nzoia Governor, George Nataembeya, offered to help Interior Cabinet Secretary, Kithure Kindiki, resolve the insecurity crises rampant in sections of the Rift Valley region.
He, however, maintained that he would still maintain his job as county boss if called upon to serve as police.
Natembeya, who spoke at a media interview on Friday, November 4, also exuded confidence in his former employer, the National Police Service (NPS), ending banditry attacks in the region.
“If today things go south and the national government calls upon me, I will rise to the occasion because I have not forgotten how to fight crime
“We do not have strictly national or county government functions. If I am told to take charge of security, I will do it gladly and while multi-tasking,” Natembeya maintained in the interview with KTN News.
The immediate former Rift Valley Regional Commissioner acknowledged that cattle rustling had advanced and the government needed to step up its fight against the bandits.
“You can eliminate cattle rustling in one week. These are just civilians, some of them were indisciplined officers who were sacked and can not mount any serious challenges within one week,” he remarked.
He seconded CS Kindiki’s approach to dealing with the perpetrators, stating that the criminal gangs were taking over the country.
“Criminals are going to rule Kenya. We fought Mungiki very firmly and defeated them yet we used the approach that these people are now condemning,” Natembeya declared.
The county boss also condemned the open parading of the disbanded Special Service Unit (SSU) members drawn from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
He argued that the unit was part of several of its kind formed by the government out of desperation in dealing with criminals and officers were following orders.
Natembeya reckoned that other similar units would be formed even under the new regime and that the back lies with a complete reform in the judicial sector.
