Murkomen: Over 100 Organized Gangs Operating Across Kenya as Government Tightens Crackdown
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 21 — Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has revealed that national security assessments indicate more than 100 such groups - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..
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Kenya's Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has revealed that over 100 organized gangs are actively operating across the nation, posing a significant threat to national security.
- Over 100 organized gangs are currently operating nationwide.
- The main actors are the Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and the Kenyan government.
- These gangs are increasingly sophisticated and are involved in drug trafficking, illicit alcohol trade, and extortion, with a disturbing trend of being used for politically instigated violence.
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