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In Trans Mara, six illegal firearms and 17 rounds of ammunition have been voluntarily surrendered as part of a national disarmament initiative aimed at enhancing public safety. An individual in the Oldonyo-Orok area surrendered a home-made firearm capable of firing, along with three rounds of ammunition.

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen announced that government agencies are tracking individuals procuring illegal firearms linked to cattle rustling. He urged residents to voluntarily surrender weapons or face forceful disarmament.

Murkomen attributed the rise in illegal firearms to increased livestock theft and tribal clashes, which recently resulted in seven deaths and over 1800 families displaced. He emphasized the need for all illegal firearms in the region to be surrendered, noting that five guns and fourteen rounds have been handed in to date, while an estimated 1000 illegal firearms remain in civilian hands.