Kenya Govt to Grant Separatist Group Members Amnesty

Author:
Citizen TV
Publisher:
Citizen TV
Publication Date:
24 October 2012
Tags:
Kenya, Conflict, Peace and Security, Governance, Legal and Judicial Affairs

Police Commissioner Matthew Iteere says the ongoing operation against members of the Mombasa Republican Council will continue until sustainable peace is restored in the coastal region. After the government declared the secessionist group an illegal society, Internal Security Minister Katoo Ole Metito has meanwhile promised that MRC members who surrender voluntarily will be granted amnesty. The leaders were speaking during a security meeting in Kwale. Evelyn Wambui has more.

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