The President has regretted that for many generations now, parts of the country has been held hostage by armed bandits.
“We will be ruthless in stamping out banditry. We will neutralise every bandit who defies the Government and attempts any criminal act,” he said.
He insisted that every bandit will be held to account.
“Every illegal gun must surrendered willingly or by force; every child must go back to school.”
Dr Ruto directed the military to work with the Ministry of Education to rebuild all destroyed schools to allow learning to continue in schools.
He lauded the Kenya Military Academy for employing a futuristic approach to training that has helped the Kenya Defence Forces to respond to complex and evolving security issues.
The President later toured the National Defence University — Kenya and inspected the ongoing construction of the proposed Lanet Regional Hospital in Lanet.
