Security has been beefed up at the former Nyanza Provincial Headquarters in Kisumu.
Civil servants reporting to duty on Wednesday morning were subjected to strident security checks as the government enhanced security around premises.
Nothing was left to chance as both male and female police officers armed with metal detectors and underneath mirrors screened all government employees and vehicles before being allowed entry into the building.
Heads of government departments driving into the building were forced to alight from their vehicles as administration police officers screened them and the vehicles.
Kisumu East Administration Police Inspector, Augustine Kamaria said his officers have taken the initiative as a preventive measure following the general security threats all over the Country.
“This building which is the biggest building in this town can be targeted if people are not checked,” he said adding that they do not want to leave anything to chance.
Inspector Kamaria added that police officers will continue to man the building including all vital government institutions, public places, banks and super markets.
“We have not been doing thorough checks due to lack of gadgets but now we have received metal detectors and underneath mirrors for this purpose,” he said adding the county has dispatched security personnel to the respective areas.
Last week, while chairing a County National Government Service Delivery and Coordination meeting, Kisumu County Commissioner, Erastus Ekidor directed security officers to enhance security checks especially at vital government and public places and road blocks.