Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi is set to chair a security meeting of Senior Police and National Government Administration Officers (NGAO) on Friday, June 3, at APTC Embakasi.
The meeting is meant to check and review the level of preparation for the forthcoming August general elections in the country.
This move by the security sector follows the release of a report by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) which named Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kisumu as high-risk counties for potential election-related violence.
According to NCIC ‘s Technical Committee chairman Danvas Makori, Nakuru, Uasin Gishu, and Kericho are also at risk of election-related violence.
According to Makori, the trigger to election-related violence may be a of a lot of hate speech across the country.
Moreover, the Conflict Hotspot Mapping for Kenya report states that Nairobi County is ranked high risk at 79.85 per cent followed by Nakuru at 75.77and Kericho at 74.81 percent.
“Nairobi County is seen as the epicenter of political contestation in Kenya,” Makori said while breaking down the report.
Other Counties with a high risk of experiencing electoral violence are; Kisumu (72.46 per cent), Uasin Gishu (72.25 per cent) and Mombasa (71.15 per cent).
Makori further added that of the remaining 41 counties, 10 counties including Narok, Marsabit, Laikipia, Lamu, Baringo, Isiolo, Meru, Nandi, Samburu and Bomet depict a medium high-risk Kenya Electoral Violence Index-County (KEVI-C) while 23 counties depict a medium low-risk vulnerability in terms of electoral violence.
Furthermore, the report ranked 8 counties including; Kajiado, Kitui, Tharaka Nithi, Taita Taveta, Busia, Makueni, Nyandarua, and Embu, as depicting a low-risk vulnerability to electoral violence.