Weteithe residents in Juja Sub County are lamenting over rise in criminal activities in the area and want law enforcers to guarantee their security.
According to the locals, cases of crime are steadily escalating in the area.
Speaking to HiviSaSa.Com at Weteithe trading center on Monday, the locals said that despite police patrols in the area criminals are still causing havoc.
“We are concerned over the increasing cases of crime and want to appeal to security agencies to intervene, said Peter Macharia, a boda boda operator at Weteithe trading center.
Mr Macharia alleged that criminal gangs operate in groups and target business people and residential homes.
“Two weeks ago a boda boda operator was attacked by goons and robbed of his bike and other valuables,” he alleged.
Marion Wambui, a vegetable vendor in Weteithe said that business people are a worried lot.
“We are forced to close business early because of fear of attacks from criminal goons,” she said.
Reacting to the locals concerns, Juja Sub County Police Commandant Doreen Gitonga urged residents to report the cases to the police.
She said that some of the crime cases are not reported making it hard for the law enforcers to act.
“Members of the public should make sure that they report crime cases to enable us to act on them,” she said.
The Police commandant also urged the locals to embrace the Nyumba Kumi security initiative in order to boost security.
Gitonga also asked the locals to partner with the police as they fight crime.
The Juja Police boss said that they will not relent in fight crime saying that law enforcers will hunt down criminals to their hideouts.