Inspector General of Police, Japhet Koome, has given criminals one month to surrender their illegally owned guns to authorities.
Koome wants criminals terrorising Kenyans to hand over their weapons before they are dealt with.
Speaking after meeting Nairobi County governor Johnson Sakaja,Koome said said they have devised a robust mechanism on how to thwart the spike of crime in the city.
“We have agreed in our meeting to give these young people in possession of guns one month.
“Surrender to the police that gun you are illegally holding,” Koome said.
“Whoever is threatening Kenyans’ peace will be dealt with by our well-trained officers.”
Koome announced the formation of County Policing authority as one of the strategies to deal with the vice.
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The IG however denied a police go-slow within the service as the reason for the surge in crime.
Additionally, Koome promised that it will not be business as usual even in the cattle rustling-infested North Rift region.
Nairobi has been registering a surging crime rate with muggings and armed robbery being common within the city
Governor Sakaja has warned those engaging is criminal activities to stop or face the consequences.