Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Administration of National Government Kithure Kindiki has announced police command changes in Nairobi County.
Kindiki said the changes were related to an increase in insecurity in the capital, though he did not go into specifics about the changes.
“We have taken measures to deal with the emerging crime trend in Nairobi. The police command in Nairobi has changed effective immediately,” Kindiki said.
Kindiki continued by stating that criminal gangs had threatened to take control of the county and turn it into a city of crime, but issued a stern warning that the government remained ready to thwart any attempt to startle the peace.
“We have witnessed increasing criminal activity within Nairobi. Those boys who have dared the government and want to tell us that they can take over the city and make it a city of crime, we have heard you and therefore we are coming for you,” he said.
Kindiki reaffirmed the government’s commitment to keeping Kenya safe, saying that freedom and security cannot be exchanged for anything.
“Some of these criminal activities will soon begin taking a political dimension,” he said.
Kindiki continued, saying that the response to cattle rustlers would continue until the nation was freed from the grasp of bandits, criminals, and murderers.
The interior CS stated that the government was on its way to dismantle not only the criminals themselves but also the entire supply chain of the cattle rustling industry as they had information on where the criminal gangs have been hiding out.
Kindiki asserted that there was no go-slow in the police department, acknowledging the challenging conditions under which they operated and emphasizing that no amount of compensation was adequate to show them appreciation.
Earlier, Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome gave criminal gangs in the city one month to turn in their firearms or face the consequence.
