Nakuru’s Kaptebwo Member of County Assembly (MCA) Daniel Ambale has urged the government to find lasting solutions to the insecurity menace being experienced in some parts of the country.
Speaking to journalists at the Nakuru County assembly hall on Tuesday, the MCA said that the government is mandated to promote safety of every citizen.
He said that for a long time, the country has been exposed to internal and external security threats and that its time for the government to act.
The MCA said that the country has effective security mechanisms, which should be used to curb crime and terror threats.
“The time has come for the governmen to act decisively and ensure security for Kenyans is guaranteed,” said Ambale.
Ambale said that Kenyans have a right to a secure environment and that the continued terror threats especially in Northern Kenya is a concern.
He added that Kenya in its history has never experienced security threats seen in the last three years since the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) were deployed to Somalia to fight militia group Al Shabaab.
The MCA however asked political leaders to stop politicising the security problems and instead work together for a solution.
He said that blaming each other will not help but worsen the situation that has already seen many Kenyans killed in their own homeland.
The MCA asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to take command of the security situation in the country and focus on stopping the senseless killings that have been witnessed in Mandera over the last two weeks.
Meanwhile, a section of Nakuru town residents have welcomed the resignation of Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo and the sacking of Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Ole Lenku.
Robert Akula, a bodaboda operator in Nakuru town said that time had come for the two top officials to take the responsibility.
“Time had come for Kimaiyo and Lenku to be shown the door over the rising insecurity in the country,” he added, saying hat their replacements should be ready and willing to crack the whip on terror agents.