By Brigid Chemweno
Two terror suspects were yesterday arrested at the Isibania border in Migori County as they attempted to recruit Kenyan ladies to join Al shabaab terror group.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery said the two suspects were of Tanzanian origin and will be appearing in court soon.
“This illustrates the desperate efforts these criminals are making from all corners of our country in their effort to harm us. Let me point out that we are increasingly focusing on the points of operations by these groups internally and externally to exterminate them,” said Nkaissery.
Addressing members of the press in his office on the state of security in the country, the CS said Kenya must not lose focus of unfortunate happenings in Somalia, Tunisia, France,Syria and Kuwait where dozens of innocent people lost their lives in the hands of terrorist.
He said: “We are gradually dismantling them and soon we will purge these criminals from our midst. As we move deeper into the holy month of Ramadhan, we must not lose focus on what happened recently in Somalia, Tunisia, France,Syria and Kuwait. Such acts of terrorism remind us the urgency to put into action decisions reached at the just-ending regional conference on countering violent extremism. Kenya condemns these act and stands in solidarity with the world in the fight against terrorism and in propagating for a safer environment free of terror.”
Consequently, he said all security agencies are and will remain vigilant throughout this period of Ramadhan and beyond.
At the same time, he called upon all citizens to be vigilant and continue collaborating with the police and other security agencies by providing information about the activities of terror gangs.
He noted that the valuable information provided by members of the public to the security agencies helped foil potential attacks and also led to the arrest of suspects who are currently in police custody.
Among those arrested, he added, were 48 aliens who were nabbed in Garissa, Mandera and Wajir Counties.
Furthermore, he pointed out that police acting on information from the public, arrested an individual whose picture appeared in the newspapers following the attempted attack at Baure KDF Camp.
In Lamu, police arrested terrorist Abdulhakim Abdul Samad who claimed to be a Briton, born of Somali/Arab ancestry in Lamu but currently resides at 27 Rufford Tower, Lexeden in London, UK.
Nkaissery said the suspect was stopped at Witu Road block but failed to stop but police pursued and arrested him at Gamba adding that he had no passport or driving license.
He cautioned Kenyans that loss of personal identification documents (identity cards, birth certificate, passports) should be reported to the police immediately and an abstract to that effect obtained.
“We wish to inform the public that foreign criminals are illegally acquiring Kenyan national identity cards and indigenous names in an effort to try and blend with our communities. Our toll free numbers (999 and 112) remain open and active to the public,” he concluded.
Source: Standard Digital
