Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has revealed that cases of Nairobians being mugged have greatly reduced since President William Ruto assumed office.
Speaking on Friday, February 3 during the 50th Anniversary of the Kenya Police Sacco celebrations, Sakaja thanked Ruto for playing a key role in ensuring the safety of Nairobians.
“I am very fortunate and very grateful. Your excellency when you got into office you heard the cases of muggings in Nairobi were extremely high and you allowed us to seat together with the IG Koome (Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome), the DIG, DCI and we agreed to work together. You gave me a very able Police Commander in the county, Adamson Bungei. I am sure now you no longer hear the kind of noise you are hearing in Nairobi,” Sakaja said.
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The county chief further said that his administration is restoring order in terms of security in the city.
“We are restoring order in Nairobi county, mambo imetulia. We used to have more than 200 cases of muggings a day in Nairobi. Today they are less than five cases reported daily of muggings and robberies.
Between September and October 2022, Nairobi experienced a spike in crime incidents with some ending up in fatalities.
Police later released a list of crime hotspots across the city and warned residents to avoid those areas or be cautious when visiting them.
These areas included the stretch between the Drive-In flyover and KCA University on Thika Super Highway, the KCA underpass up to Total Exit and at the Globe roundabout and Kipande Road.
Other areas were ABC Place on Waiyaki Way, Kangemi, Naivas Allsops off Thika Super Highway, the CBD (particularly at Archives), River Road, Fig Tree area in Ngara and KBC offices around the University of Nairobi.
