On Thursday, Marsabit County Commissioner Paul Rotich led a multi-agency security team to Sololo Sub-County, where they conducted a disarmament sensitization meeting with area chiefs and assistant chiefs.
The meeting aimed to address the spate of attacks that have left scores dead and displaced hundreds in the region.
Sololo Sub-County, which borders Kenya and Ethiopia, covers Obbu and Uran Divisions.
According to the National Police Service, during the meeting, Rotich highlighted the crucial role of local chiefs and assistant chiefs in ensuring community safety due to their vast knowledge of the area.
He instructed the administrators to continue cooperating with security agencies to address concerns about contraband goods and drug trafficking by disseminating timely information for action to be taken.
The visit comes after security forces deployed in the troubled Marsabit County vowed to crack down on illegally acquired firearms being used by criminal elements to wreak havoc in the Eastern region County.
As part of the efforts, a 30-day dusk-to-dawn curfew was initiated by the government two weeks ago following a spate of attacks in the region.
