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CS Matiang'i sends red alarm to drug traffickers.



Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiangi in Mombasa on Sunday photo (file)

BY OUR REPORTER

Interior Cabinet secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i has issued a stern warning to drug traffickers operating within the Coastal region.

According to the CS, these drug traffickers undermine government’s efforts to contain the menace.

He also warned juvenile gangs that have been terrorizing locals in the region.

“I do not want to tell you what we shall do but I want to assure you that it will be a painful exercise that we shall confront head on. We shall implement the plan and I shall supervise it,” said the CS.

Addressing the media in Mombasa on Sunday Matiang’i says the government will invest in all state machinery including deploying more police officers if need be to sort out the problem once and for all.

The interior ministry CS however claimed that there could be a possibility that a section of top cream politicians are financing some of the juvenile gangs in the region.

Early last week a group of juvenile gangs ‘wakali kwanza’ attacked innocent locals at Bamburi Kisauni Sub County with crude machetes.

He claims that could be a tactic by a section of the leaders to align themselves for political slots in the next general election.

He says drug trafficking and juvenile gangs have a long history in the region and the government will not sit back and wait for negative consequences within the community.

He says the government is committed to ensure that youths being the future of this country, are not left in the hands of merciless drug traffickers.

 Mombasa senator Mohammed Faki noted that drugs and unemployment still remain a challenge in the county.

According to him the government should devise ways and strategies of tightening security.

Faki said “Our sitting here with CS and the Inspector General of Police. Our dialogue today was on a variety of issues including drugs and unemployment.”

The senator says there is need for the government to address thorny issues of drugs and substance abuse, rampant unemployment and others social issues in Mombasa County.

Meanwhile, Likoni Member of Parliament Mishi Mboko said Coast leaders will work jointly with the security to ensure that the community remains safe.

“As leaders we have agreed in one accord on how we can beef up security as stakeholders. The CS has rolled out a clear plan on how we shall all embrace the security issue,” she said.

She thanked the interior ministry for strategizing and reinforcing security within the Coastal region.

On Thursday the Kenya National Congress of Pentecostal Churches and Ministries Coast chapter asked the government to arrest all financiers of illegal gangs in Mombasa County.

The body was responding to the Bamburi attack on innocent citizens by crudely armed juvenile gangs.

Led by Bishop Tee Nalo the body’s chairperson the clergy said the financiers should be locked in and forced to pay the price of the innocent Kenyans.

“We are perturbed by the recent happenings in Bamburi Kisauni Sub County where innocent Kenyans were hacked using machetes.  Some of them are still nursing injuries in hospital,” said the bishop

The incident left 11 innocent Kenyans nurse injuries after the heinous attack.

The clergy also wondered why the government has been reluctant in eliminating the juvenile gangs operating in various sub counties within Mombasa County.

The clergy called on locals to report any suspicious person who is a threat to public security.

Also in attendance were Inspector General of police Hillary Mutyambai, Coast Regional coordinator John Elungata, Mombasa County Commissioner Evans Achoki, Mombasa Deputy Governor Dr. William Kingi, legislators Abudlswamad Nassir (Mvita) Mohammed Ali (Nyali) Mombasa County Speaker Aharub Khatri and a section of Mombasa county assembly members.





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