The Star (Nairobi)

Kenya: Internal Security Minister to Meet Tana Elders

By Alice Waweru, 14 January 2013
Photo: Capital FM
A man stands on the ashes of one of the houses set ablaze by attackers in Tana River County (file photo).

The internal security minister Katoo ole Metito is today holding a meeting with the Tana River County Elders to discuss ways of ending hostilities in the area. Key issues to be discussed will be the proposed deployment of the Kenya Defense Forces, which the elders are against arguing that professional police work and objective intelligence is what was required.

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