Friday, November 05, 2010
Two other security officers who were injured during the attack by the militia are undergoing treatment at the Forces Memorial hospital in Nairobi.
The attack took place at Bandarero area of Moyale district where a fierce fire exchange between the bandits and the security personnel ensued.
Eastern Provincial Commissioner Claire Omolo says so far six members of the militia group have been arrested.
In a telephone interview with KBC, the PC said an assortment of firearms which include four AK.47 assault rifles, 90 rounds of ammunition and 17 grenades have been recovered from the suspected bandits.
She said the operation will continue until all the members of OLF are arrested.
Elsewhere, the Minister of state for provincial Administration and internal security Prof. George Saitoti has said the government is in the process of reviewing its security strategies to address emerging issues from the advancement of information and communication technology.
The Minister said that the strategies will develop the best approach based on four pillars of, preventing, disrupting, protecting and defending Kenya from terrorist attacks and other external aggressors.
In a speech read on his behalf by assistant Minister Simeon Lesirma during the opening of the African security and advanced technology summit, Prof. Saitoti said that the country is facing diverse security challenges due to its strategic location in the region.
He said regional security, Maritime, border, counter terrorism and internet security are the main security challenges that Kenya is facing and called on the summit participants to focus on them.
"Kenya has been playing a major role under the auspices of AU and IGAD, and it continues to facilitate security efforts, geared towards restoring law and order in neighboring countries that have been in conflicts" he said
Addressing the same summit, the Head of Liaison, The Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) Mr. Ahmed Sheikh Mohamed said that its vision is to contribute to regional and continental peace through a regional approach.
"By embracing technology in security management, governments will improve the efficiency and on cost of security incurred under the traditional security management strategies" he said.
He added that the regions involved like the East, North South and West should consider sharing security technologies for better management of cross border crime.
The aim of the summit is to exchange ideas and share best practices on how to deal with unique security challenges in the continent which would enable the concerned countries to reduce their expenditure on security and enable them compliment each other's capacity on border security management.
The summit has participants drawn from Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon and Djibouti and organizations like African Union (AU), Africom C4 systems, US naval forces Africa, Africa development bank, Africa center for strategic studies and Eastern Africa standby force.
Source: KBC