Recent months have seen a significant deterioration of the security situation in the North Rift region, notably in parts of Baringo, Elgeyo Marakwet, Laikipia, Samburu, Turkana, and West Pokot counties.
This has prompted the government to announce a police-led operation and a dusk-to-dawn curfew jointly with the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF). The underlying drivers of insecurity in the North Rift are complex and interconnected.
