Sunday, April 21, 2013

Ruto reassures on security amid wave of crime



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Deputy President William Ruto (second left) with his wife Rachel (second right) and AIC Presiding Bishop Silas Yego (left) at Kasarani AIC church during the Sunday service. Mr Ruto stated the Government will curb the rise of insecurity in the country. PHOTO / BILLY MUTAI
Deputy President William Ruto (second left) with his wife Rachel (second right) and AIC Presiding Bishop Silas Yego (left) at Kasarani AIC church during the Sunday service. Mr Ruto stated the Government will curb the rise of insecurity in the country. PHOTO / BILLY MUTAI 
By AGGREY MUTAMBO amutambo@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted  Sunday, April 21  2013 at  14:57
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Deputy President William Ruto has promised stiff counteraction to the recent wave of crime in the country.
Mr Ruto told a congregation on Sunday in Nairobi that the Jubilee government “will not compromise” on security and that appropriate machinery will be deployed to bring to book those financing or perpetrating crime in the country.
“We are committed to ensure that life and property of every citizen is safe," said Mr Ruto.
“As a government, we are going to mobilise every resource, human or material, to protect the lives of everyone, their property and children so we can grow our economy by double digits,” he said at the African Inland Church in Kasarani.
Mr Ruto spoke in response to a wave of violent robberies and carjacking in Nairobi and Eldoret as well as suspected terrorist attacks in Garissa town last week that saw 10 people die. (READ:This madness must stop, says police chief)
“If it is politicians, businesspeople or refugees (perpetrating crime), we have said that we will not compromise on the security of Kenyans,” he said.
“It costs a lot of money to invest in property every Kenyan owns and we will not allow those with intent to bring them down.”
Mr Ruto admitted that recent incidences of crime could dent the economy by instilling fear among Kenyans.
He asked for cooperation from religious leaders and other Kenyans to help end the menace.
On Saturday, Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo led a team of police chiefs to Garissa where he warned of an imminent crackdown on suspects thought to be linked to Somali insurgent group al-Shabaab.
Garissa town alongside Nairobi, Mombasa and Dadaab have been hit several times with explosions in what authorities suspect to be retaliation to the incursion to Somalia by the Kenya Defence Forces.

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