Kenya: Security Swoops Are Perfectly Legal

17 April 2014

The National Police Service has been in the last few days carrying out a major security operation in various parts of the country in an effort to weed out terrorists, criminal elements and illegal immigrants. The much publicised operation has been the swoop in Nairobi's Eastleigh.

Operation Usalama Watch was launched following recent isolated crimes including attacks by suspected terrorists or people affiliated to terrorist groups such as al Shabaab.

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