During a security tour of Ruiru Sub-County, Murkomen directed police commanders to move decisively against the gangs and restore security in troubled residential estates.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has ordered an immediate crackdown on armed criminal gangs terrorising residents in Kiambu County.
During a security tour of Ruiru Sub-County, Murkomen directed police commanders to move decisively against the gangs and restore security in troubled residential estates.
He warned that the government would no longer tolerate lawlessness that has left residents living in fear.
Accompanied by senior security officials, including DCI Director Mohamed Amin and Deputy Inspectors General Eliud Lagat and Gilbert Masengeli, Murkomen toured the affected estates to assess reported cases of land encroachment.
The CS began with an inspection of disputed parcels of land that have become flashpoints for violence.
He later chaired an emergency security briefing, directing police to exercise their full constitutional powers to remove illegal occupants from Two Rivers Crescent and Imani Estates in Mukuyu, Ruiru.
"I have directed the Inspector General of Police to ensure that all goons are removed from Two Rivers Crescent and Imani Estates. Umesikia bwana OCS? Hiyo inakushinda? All of you police officers must find and establish those who are using firearms here to cause chaos.
