Murkomen apologises over security excesses in Angata Barrikoi

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has apologised to residents of Angata Barrikoi for excesses committed by security officers during a recent operation that left innocent locals nursing injuries and counting losses. The apology comes just days after a police officer was shot dead by suspected cattle rustlers along the volatile Narok–Trans Mara border, prompting heightened security operations in the area. Murkomen said officers found culpable of misconduct will be held accountable, warning that no one will be allowed to take the law into their own hands. As Chrispine Otieno reports, residents say an apology alone is not enough and are now demanding compensation for destroyed property and other losses they attribute to the security crackdown.