{"id":133553,"date":"2026-03-09T09:02:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T09:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/12-rifles-surrendered-in-west-pokot-amid-disarmament-push\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T09:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T09:02:49","slug":"12-rifles-surrendered-in-west-pokot-amid-disarmament-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/12-rifles-surrendered-in-west-pokot-amid-disarmament-push\/","title":{"rendered":"12 rifles surrendered in West Pokot amid disarmament push"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 9 \u2013 Residents of Pokot Central Sub-County in West Pokot County have voluntarily surrendered twelve illegal firearms at Marich Police Station, the National Police Service (NPS) confirmed Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cache included twelve AK-47 rifles, twelve magazines, and twenty-four rounds of ammunition. <\/p>\n<p>The surrender was facilitated with support from National Government Administration Officers and local community leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe firearms have been secured in safe custody pending further administrative action,\u201d the NPS said.<\/p>\n<p>The voluntary surrender is part of a broader government-led disarmament initiative aimed at enhancing peace, stability, and security in the region through community cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>The NPS urged residents in possession of illegal arms to surrender them to the nearest police stations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndividuals who still possess illegal firearms are encouraged to take advantage of the ongoing disarmament efforts and surrender them to the nearest police station,\u201d the NPS said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe public is also urged to continue partnering with the police by sharing information on suspicious activities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This development comes amid a series of similar efforts across northern Kenya. <\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, two more illegal firearms were voluntarily handed over in Turkana County as part of Operation Maliza Uhalifu, an intelligence-led, multi-agency campaign aimed at reducing the circulation of illicit weapons.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say the recent surrenders reflect growing trust between residents and security agencies, a key factor in stabilizing banditry-prone regions.<\/p>\n<p>Operation Maliza Uhalifu continues to combine community sensitization, security patrols, and collaboration with local leaders to tackle crime and enhance public safety.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 9 \u2013 Residents of Pokot Central Sub-County in West Pokot County have voluntarily surrendered twelve illegal firearms at Marich Police Station, the National Police Service (NPS) confirmed Monday. The cache included twelve AK-47 rifles, twelve magazines, and twenty-four rounds of ammunition. The surrender was facilitated with support from National Government Administration Officers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133553\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}