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Police officers patrolling the Kasiela area in Mochongoi, Baringo South, March 8, 2022. [File, Standard]
Bandits’ hideouts in most parts of Northern Kenya are increasingly getting exposed by expanded telecommunication networks and internet coverage.
According to locals, armed bandits have thrived on a lack of network coverage and poor signals in banditry hotspots, including the North Rift, Upper Eastern and North Eastern, where residents have no means to report attacks to security agencies.
In the last year, the guns have gone silent in several areas such as Kerio Valley, Samburu, Laikipia and Isiolo, where bandits had taken charge for decades.
