Kenya Issues Illegal Weapon Ultimatum
President Uhuru Kenyatta has issued a two-week ultimatum to people with illegal firearms, asking they turn them in to the police. This comes as the public sounds alarm over increased cases of insecurity in the country.
Turkana men armed with AK-47 rifles (file photo).
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Kenya:
Uhuru Issues Two-Week Gun Ultimatum
Capital FM, 4 April 2014
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday issued a two-week ultimatum to all people with illegal weapons to return them to the police. Read more »
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Kenya:
As Security Lapse in Mombasa Exposes Police Ineptitude, Kenyatta Promises Major Overhaul
Sabahi, 28 March 2014
The inability of Kenyan police to detect that a vehicle they impounded in Mombasa on March 11th was packed with high-grade explosives -- and which they parked in their yard for six… Read more »
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Kenya:
Mombasa Criminals Get Ultimatum
Capital FM, 27 March 2014
Mombasa County Commissioner Nelson Marwa has issued a one week amnesty to criminal gangs to surrender or face the full force of the law. Read more »
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Kenya:
Cattle-Rustling and the Politics of Business in Kenya
UNIRIN, 27 March 2014
Cattle raiding in Kenya is often viewed in the legitimizing context of tradition, climate change and resource conflict, but increasingly it has much more to do with organized crime… Read more »
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Kenya:
Mandera Is Safe, Says Police Boss
The Star, 26 March 2014
Mandera police boss Noah Mvivanda has said the county is safe and ready for investments. In an interview with the Star at his Mandera town office yesterday, he said although there… Read more »
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Kenya:
Step Up Disarmament in Northern Kenya
The Star, 17 March 2014
Another attack by heavily armed bandits in Turkana yesterday left four people dead, in the continued violence that has rocked Northern Kenya. Suspected cattle rustlers attacked… Read more »
InFocus
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The government has said it will conduct a nationwide operation to disarm communities in possession of illegal weapons following a spate of inter-ethnic clashes that have left more ... Read more »
