Chairman of Nyumba Kumi Initiative (NKI), Joseph Kaguthi speaking. [nation.co.ke]
The Chairman of Nyumba Kumi Initiative (NKI), Joseph Kaguthi has opposed renewed calls to form vigilante groups in certain parts of the country, terming them as ill advised.
Kaguthi, who also chairs the National Committee on Citizen Participation (NCCP), was reacting to calls by a section of Nyumba Kumi clusters in Nairobi and other parts of the country who are calling for revival of the banned village-based outfits to supplement security agencies’ policing work.
Speaking in Nakuru on Sunday, Kaguthi observed that vigilante groups though formed with good intentions ends up being infiltrated by criminals who pose a bigger security threat.
Kaguthi said the NCCP is working closely with various law enforcement and security agencies and Nyumba Kumi officials to ensure that they supplemented each other and operated in tandem in bid to protect the rule of law.
Kaguthi however, maintained that, the Nyumba Kumi initiative remained the best placed at ensuring law and order at the grassroots levels as they interacted directly with local communities and received timely updates on criminal activities.
He challenged community policing officials and residents to embrace technology and share on social media platforms information on criminal activities and suspected goons for appropriate action.