Nzaikoni residents in Upper Kaewa sub-location in Kathiani sub-county have pleaded for deployment of police officers to be patrolling in the area.
They have expressed concern over insecurity in the area citing that the current administration police officers in the area have become reluctant and they are no longer functional.
According to some residents, AP officers in the area have absconded their duties and they don't respond to their problems whenever they are called upon.
"Its a shame that there are administration police officers in our area but we suffer a lot just like we used to before the AP post they were deployed," said one of the residents whose name could not be disclosed.
This comes barely two days after arsonists torched one of the residents shops in the market.
They called upon the county government of Machakos to provide them with more security officers for the purpose of night patrol which they believe will reduce insecurity in the area.