By Ahmed Salat Ali | Political Affairs Reporter The national government has suspended the construction of a proposed multi-agency security installation along the Moyale–Marsabit–Isiolo road corridor following rising tensions over a disputed boundary between Wajir and Marsabit counties. In a press statement issued by the Ministry of Interior and National Administration, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said the corridor had been identified as a major route for transnational crimes, including arms smuggling, narcotics trafficking, and human trafficking, prompting security agencies to recommend the establishment of a multi-agency security facility to strengthen surveillance and security operations in the region. According to the statement, the proposal emerged after extensive consultations among regional security agencies and submissions made during the Jukwaa la Usalama forum. The Wajir County Security and Intelligence Committee subsequently initiated the process of set...
By Ahmed Salat Ali | Political Affairs | AARAN TV KE Aden Keynan has broken his silence on the controversial Basir Multi-Agency Centre, strongly defending the project as a critical national security intervention and warning leaders against politicizing matters touching on public safety and regional stability. In a strongly worded statement, the Eldas legislator said he had deliberately refrained from commenting on the matter for a long period out of respect for the sensitivity of Kenya’s security architecture. However, he noted that growing misinformation and inflammatory narratives surrounding the proposed facility had compelled him to clarify the facts. “Security remains a sacred constitutional mandate of the National Government, entrusted with safeguarding lives, protecting borders and preserving the stability of our Republic,” Keynan stated. The MP described the Ethiopia–Moyale–Basir–Arbajan–Isiolo corridor as one of the major transit routes for transnational organized crime, ...