Kenyan authorities said Thursday crime wave has declined by 14 percent in the past two months and promised tougher action against the perpetrators of the vice.
Police Commissioner Maj.Gen. Mohammed Hussein Ali attributed the significant reduction of crime rate on sustained police operations in the recent past and to cooperation between the cops and the public.
"We have witnessed significant reduction of crime rate in the country in the months of June and July.All categories of serious crime have declined by 14 percent in the past two months," Ali told journalists in Nairobi.
The police boss however expressed concern at the involvement of children in crime and called upon parents and teachers to help wipe out criminal gangs.
"We have recently noticed the involvement of children in crime through the country. This is very disturbing as the children are supposed to be in schools," he said.
He warned that with political campaigns gaining momentum, those wishing to hold any political rallies need to inform the police 72 hours before schedule in order to ensure security.
Security forces have intensified their fight on crime, killing hundreds of suspected criminals in the past two months across the country.
The crackdown started in early June after suspected members of the religious Mungiki sect killed two police officers in a Nairobi slum.
The Kenyan government has promised to crack down on the flow of illegal arms into urban areas and the people using them.
The government says a flood of weapons into Kenya from neighboring Somalia is partly responsible for the recent surge of violent crime, particularly in the capital Nairobi.
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has expressed concern about the rise in violent crime, especially in and around the capital, where even diplomats and foreigners have been targeted along with many Kenyans.
Source: Xinhua
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