A new intelligence report from the Ministry of Interior has revealed top hide out areas for notorious Nairobi Criminal Gangs.
In a statement released on March 22, 2024, Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kithure Kindiki stated that intelligence reports have revealed that some of the criminal gangs that have been terrorizing residents in Nairobi’s Eastlands areas have their hideouts in the suburbs of Tala Township.
Additionally, he noted that the gangs use the hiding areas to plan and coordinate their dangerous activities.
“Some of the criminal gangs terrorizing the Nairobi Eastlands, according to credible intelligence are using suburbs of Tala Township to plan their crimes and to debrief,” Kindiki stated.
This comes after The United States Embassy in Kenya issued a security alert to its citizens in Kenya warning their citizens from carrying expensive items around the city citing an increased number of criminal activities such as smuggling.
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Kindiki spoke while chairing a meeting with the area’s security heads at Tala, Matungulu sub-county. He also directed the officers to immediately start hunting down the members of the notorious gangs a prosecute them.
Kindiki upscales security to curb criminal gangs
In addition to the meeting at Tala, Kindiki held another meeting in Ruai in Njiru Sub-County with the Nairobi Regional Security and Intelligence Committee.
The meeting was held to review security measures to curb the rising criminal operations in the city and its neighborhoods.
Additionally, the CS noted that despite upscaling of security and law enforcement measures in the city, some criminals are still operating.
“Notwithstanding the remarkable strides by the Nairobi County security and law enforcement apparatus to reign in on urban crime within Nairobi, several parts of the City County continue to report cases of muggings, street robbery and homicide,” Kindiki noted.
“Occasional criminal activity in Kasarani, Njiru, Mathare and Kibra Sub-Counties as well as the Central Business District remain a key priority for eradication.”
The CS also ordered the law enforcers, to step up the ongoing war against illicit brews, narcotics, and shisha. In addition, he assigned them to tame the rising cases of child pornography in the area.
US Embassy Issues Security Alert in Nairobi Residential Areas
The United States Embassy in Kenya had issued a security alert over increased crime in select residential estates within Nairobi.
In a statement dated Friday, March 15, 2024, the Embassy noted that there had been an increase in crime activities and insecurity cases within the estates in Nairobi City.
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“There are reports of increased criminal activity in residential areas of Nairobi. Incidents include crimes of opportunity such as purse and phone snatching,” read part of the statement.
According to the Embassy, the Kenyan government was determined to implement policies that would increase the number of police officers in high-crime areas.
