Tuk Tuk operators in Thika town have issued the police with a one-week ultimatum to end rising criminal activities targeting them.
The operators lament that most parts of Thika have allegedly become unsafe for them to operate in.
According to the operators, cases of criminals pouncing on them especially at night are on the rise.
Speaking in Thika town on Wednesday, the operators claimed that they have become a target of criminal goons.
They alleged that one of their colleagues was murdered in Kiandutu and his Tuk Tuk taken away by criminal goons on Sunday night.
“We have become targets for criminal goons and security agencies must urgently intervene and save on the situation,” a Tuk Tuk operator who sought anonymity said as quoted by a local online publication.
The operators claim that their complaints with top security agencies in Thika have not borne any fruits.
They are now threatening daily protests until when security will be guaranteed.
The operators cited Kiganjo and Kiandutu as the most unsafe areas for them to do business.
Reacting to the operator’s claims, Thika OCPD Willy Simba called for calm as police conduct investigation into the complaints.
The OCPD also asked the operators and residents at large to volunteer information and work with the police as they seek to keep law and order.
He warned operators who could be colluding with criminals, saying that they will face the wrath of the law.
Last week, Thika Sub County deputy commissioner Tom Anjere said that police had mapped out crime hot spot areas, adding that criminals will be flushed out from their hideouts.
Area MP Engineer Patrick Wainaina has also been calling on the police to step up the fight against crime and guarantee locals and business community of their security.