Efforts to rid the North Rift of conflict reached a new milestone as leaders from the region signed a peace agreement.
Speaking during the signing of the deal on Saturday, the leaders committed to ensuring that the gains made towards peace are not reversed.
Former Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo warned that those who will breach the peace deal by engaging in criminal activities will be dealt will with ruthlessness.
"Whoever will not abide by the dictates of the peace deal will be endangering their lives. (Yule ambaye hatakubali kufuata haya mambo ya amani ambayo imekatwa leo basi wewe maisha yako iko hatarini), " Kimaiyo warned. (Video 2:43-2:55)
The North Rift has long been ravaged by conflict fueled mainly by cattle rustling and banditry.
Conflict in the region has been an ongoing menace that successive governments have tried to combat without success.
Interior and Coordination of National Government Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang'i warned on Friday that ruthlessness would inform the approach to dealing with the cattle rustling menace.
"Regardless of anyone's position, tumekubaliana IG that we are going to adopt a very ruthless approach to this thing so that we sort it out once and for all, " the CS said.