President Uhuru Presides Over the Burning of Illegal Guns in Ngong (Photos)
President Uhuru Kenyatta presided over the burning of 5,144 illicit firearms recovered from wrong hands in 2020 at the Traffic Police Training Centre in Ngong, Kajiado County.
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The President said there is no need for those behind the illegal guns to wait for the police to arrest them and face the law, as they can volunteer themselves to go and work at the government firearms factory in Ruiru.
According to Uhuru the manufacturers of illegal guns have developed skills that can be used at the newly opened firearms factory in Ruiru.
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“This is to those making illegal guns, come we make legal money and jobs. Come forward and declare you can make a gun and you will get a job. Don’t wait for the police to come for you,” he said.
According to interior CS Fred Matiang’I, the guns that were destroyed are part of 14,000 illegal guns collected from the wrong hands in the last two years.
“In two years alone, we have collected close to 14,000 guns and over 400,000 bullets from wrong hands,” said Matiang’i on Wednesday.
The president further called upon the security agencies to ensure accountability in the use of the weapons.
