Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has disbanded the Firearms Licensing and Control Board and ordered all licensed guns be returned.
Matiang’i says the move comes after discussions with the National Security Advisory Committee, which is chaired by the President.
Matiang’i says the board will reconstituted and all firearm holders will be vetted anew before being issued with licenses. “We are in the process of reverting all Firearms in the view of security and safety,” says Matiang’i.
Matiang’i notes that the process of licensing has been marred by corruption leading to issuance of firearms to criminals.
“A new board will be constituted soon. Anyone who does not get the new certificate will be regarded as having an illegal firearm,” he notes adding that a crackdown on illegal firearms will be launched soon.
Matiang’i has also announced that officers attached to the Kenya Police Reserve will be trained on how to handle guns.
“When we give guns to people who support our efforts, especially in stock theft prone areas, we will need to train them so they do not go overboard…In the next one year, we will have a record of anyone who is a KPR so that we do not have militias in the name of KPRs because firearms could be misused,” he says.
How about the Unlicensed…
How about the Unlicensed guns? Lots of of them.
This is a tall order. Let us…
This is a tall order. Let us see whether the tall ones will comply or whether this is another order aimed at targeting a few individuals. Can the poor down-trodden Wanjiku apply to protect herself and her only cow, perhaps two goats and a few chicken from the village low lifes?
Kenya needs a constitutional…
Kenya needs a constitutional amendment like in the US so ordinary Kenyans who suffer the brunt of criminal activity can protect themselves.
He should be expanding gun ownership to enhance peace. Imagine if this were to happen and Kenyans allowed to kill suspected criminals with impunity the way police do.
Katiba ya Kenya inasemaje…
Katiba ya Kenya inasemaje kuhusu mwananchi wa kawaida kuwa na silaha za kujilinda nazo kama bunduki? Imekuwaje mkristo Matiang’i ana uwezo mkubwa kama huu alio nao wa kuamua juu ya mambo ya silaha??