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Police officers in Trans Nzoia county have narrowed down individuals they suspect to be members of criminal gangs that have been terrorising members of the public.

Trans Nzoia county commissioner Gideon Oyagi has now released a list of 57 youths suspected of being members of the dreaded criminal gangs.

Speaking at Lukhuna on Thursday, September 4, during a security meeting, Oyagi asked the 57 to surrender to the County Criminal Investigation Officer (CCIO) within 24 hours for investigation purposes.

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The meeting brought together members of the county security and intelligence committee, National Government Administration Officers (NGAOs) and residents of the two urban wards.

According to the county commissioner, the suspects are drawn from Matisi, Miti Moja, Matecha, Barabara Mpya, Premium, Mwanzo, Mitume, Kipsongo, Muungano and other informal settlement areas.

Some of those named in the list read out publicly by Oyagi include Alvin Juma (Chinese), Reagan Kapchanga, Lenny Karani, Sydney Masika, Alvin Odongo, Dennis Moseti, Mohammed Juma, and Morgan, who is said to be hiding at Suam on the border of Kenya and Uganda.

Others are Brian Kenyatta, Tonny Wafula, Alvin Kosgei, Francis Otuoma, Iddi Wafula, David Ochieng aka Murefu, David aka Kadinali, Fabian Barasa.

Oyagi, the chairperson of the Trans Nzoia county security and intelligence committee, also revealed that 46 other suspects have been arrested, while others are being profiled.

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He further directed chiefs, assistant chiefs and all landlords in the affected areas to document names and other details of their tenants.

Moses Mutisya, the Trans Nzoia county police commander, further revealed that there was an ongoing security operation in the two densely populated areas largely affected by the insecurity situation.

He added that investigations to establish the financiers of the daring robbers were ongoing and vowed to deal with them ruthlessly.

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Some of the residents who spoke at the meeting, including Elisha Khalai and Praxides Watiti, blamed some local politicians for protecting the robbers and appealed for the issuance of a shoot-to-kill order on all the suspects.

The youth also called on both the national government and the County Government of Trans Nzoia to roll out Kazi Mtaani to absorb and keep busy idle youths.

They also urged the government to transfer all police officers who have stayed in one police station for more than six months.

Although some politicians were invited, none of them attended the meeting.

The security meeting comes just days after TUKO.co.ke reported concerns raised by locals in Mitume slums over the emergence of criminal gangs in the area.

According to locals, the gangs were targeting them while they were returning from work.

They lamented that they had been forced to be in their homes early in fear for their lives. At least 30 locals had been injured within two days in attacks linked to the gangs.

Source: TUKO.co.ke