Murkomen halts Marsabit–Wajir security project amid escalating boundary dispute

Kipchumba Murkomen has ordered the immediate halting of construction of a multi-agency security center on the Marsabit–Wajir border due to an escalating boundary dispute between the two counties. Both counties have been claiming ownership of Tiitu area, which was earmarked for the facility aimed at combating drug smuggling, human trafficking and cross-border militia activity. Murkomen has tasked regional security teams with identifying an alternative site to ease tensions over the land dispute.